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Battle of Catalán

Battle of Catalán
Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date 4 January 1817 Location Arroyo Catalán, Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) Result Luso-Brazilian victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Federal League
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Alegrete Joaquim X. Curado	Andrés Latorre
Strength
2,500[1] 11 cannons	3,400[1] 2 cannons
Casualties and losses
243:[1] 79 killed 164 wounded	1,190:[2] 900 killed 290 captured 2 cannons

The Battle of Catalán was fought between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, the Marquis of Alegrete, and the artiguistas commanded by Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, present-day Uruguay.^[2]

The troops under the command of the Marquis of Alegrete consisted of 1,200 soldiers of infantry, cavalry and artillery of the São Paulo Legion (Portuguese: Legião de São Paulo) from the Brazilian province of São Paulo, 1,300 soldiers of cavalry from the Brazilian São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul province and 11 cannons.^[1]

The battle ended with a Luso-Brazilian victory.^[2]

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Bibliography[edit]

• Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco VI: efemérides brasileiras (in Portuguese). Brasilia: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.

External links[edit]

• A Legião de Tropas Ligeiras na Campanha de 1816-1820

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