3,000 men 2,000 men Location Tacuarembó, Uruguay | Date 22 January 1820 | |
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José de Castelo Branco Correia, Count of Figueira Andrés Latorre
Pantaleón Sotelo † 1 killed
5 wounded 800 killed
500 wounded
5400 horses captured Results Portuguese victory, Annexation of Uruguay by Portugal Similar Portuguese conquest of the Band, Portuguese invasion of the Band, Battle of Cepeda, Battle of Las Piedras, Cisplatine War | ||
The Battle of Tacuarembó was a battle between the Portuguese forces under the Count of Figueira, José de Castelo Branco Correia, and the Artiguist forces of Andrés Latorre in Tacuarembó, modern-day Uruguay.
The encounter resulted in a catastrophe for the Artiguist army. Indeed, out of 2,000 men, 800 were killed and 500 were wounded, while the Portuguese only had 6 casualties (1 soldier killed and 5 wounded).
Due to the complete annihilation of Latorre's forces, the battle was a severe blow to the independentist cause and determined Portugal's victory in the war.
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