Marshal Pinto de Araújo Correia Pedro Gutierrez 150 men Unknown Result Banda Oriental victory | 2000 men Unknown Date 8 December 1816 Location Uruguay | |
Similar Portuguese conquest of the Band, Battle of Estero Bellaco, Mato Grosso Campaign, Siege of Humaitá, Battle of Curuzú | ||
The Battle of Sauce of 1816 was a battle between the Portuguese forces under Pinto de Araújo Correia in Arroyo Oriental, modern-day Uruguay. The engagement resulted of the encounter between the Portuguese forces that had previously defeated the men of Fructuoso Rivera.
The Uruguayans, led by Artiguist commander Pedro Gutierrez, attack by surprise and caused the Portuguese to retreat, leaving 150 dead soldiers of the battlefield.
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