Marquis of Alegrete
João de Deus Mena Barreto
José de Abreu Mena Barreto
Joaquim Xavier Curado Date 4 January 1817 Location Uruguay | 2400 men
2 cannons 3400 men
11 cannons Result Portuguese victory | |
78 men killed
146 men captured 900 men killed
290 men captured
6000 horses captured
2 cannons captured | ||
The Battle of Catalán was a battle between the Portuguese forces under the Marquis of Alegrete, Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, and the Artiguist forces of Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, modern-day Uruguay.
The encounter ended with a decisive Portuguese victory.
References
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