Battle of Jaguarão

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Battle of Jaguarão
Part of the Uruguayan War
Date27 January 1865
Location
Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents

File:Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg Empire of Brazil

File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay

Commanders and leaders
File:Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg Manuel Pereira Vargas File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Basilio Muñoz
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Timoteo Aparicio
Strength
90 infantrymen
400 cavalrymen
1,500 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
2 dead
4 wounded
6 dead
20 wounded

The Battle of Jaguarão was fought in the town of Jaguarão in the then province of Rio Grande do Sul, on 27 January 1865, between the Imperial Brazilian Army and a Uruguayan militia during the Uruguayan War.[1]

References

  1. Donato, Hernâni (1996). IBRASA (ed.). Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras (2 ed.). São Paulo. p. 329. ISBN 85-348-0034-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)