José de Abreu Mena Barreto Light Very heavy | 600 men2 artillery pieces 500 men Date 3 January 1817 | |
Result Decisive Portuguese victory | ||
The Battle of Arapey was an encounter between the Portuguese forces under José de Abreu Mena Barreto and the Artiguist forces led by José Artigas, the independentist caudillo himself, in Salto, modern-day Uruguay.
The encounter ended with a decisive victory for the Portuguese.
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