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Battle of Arroyo Grande

Battle of Arroyo Grande was a battle fought in 1818 at Arroyo Grande, in what is now California, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Arroyo Grande. It was part of the Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental, which ran from 1816 to 1820. The recorded result: Luso-Brazilian victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1818
WhereArroyo Grande, California, United States35.121N, 120.587W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeLuso-Brazilian victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the AlgarvesagainstFederal League
Casualties and lossesUnknownand~100
Part ofPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental1816 to 1820

Where it sits in the Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental

Battle of Santa Ana, 1816Battle of San Borja, 1816Battle of Ibiraocaí, 1816Battle of Carumbé, 1816Battle of India Muerta, 1816Battle of Pablo Perez, 1816Battle of Arapey, 1817Battle of Catalán, 1817Battle of Apósteles, 1817Battle of San Carlos, 1818Battle of Arroyo Grande, 1818Battle of Tacuarembó, 182018161820Battle of Arroyo Grande, 1818
12 placed engagements of the Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1818 (year precision)
PlaceArroyo Grande, California, United States
35.121N, 120.587W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown~100
Commanders
  • Bento Manuel Ribeiro
Battle of Arroyo GrandeBattle of Arroyo GrandeBattle of San BuenaventuraBattle of San BuenaventuraSanta BarbaraBakersfieldVisaliaSanta MariaSan Luis ObispoDelanoPaso Robles100 km35.121N, 120.587W
Placed at Arroyo Grande; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Arroyo Grande is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (23 in California).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q8244028, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arroyo Grande (1818), revision 1383441524, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.