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Battle of Barro Vermelho

Battle of Barro Vermelho was a battle fought on 30 April 1838 at Rio Pardo, in what is now Brazil. It was part of the Farroupilha Revolution, which ran from 1835 to 1845. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: 2,800 men against 1,546 men.

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Fought30 April 1838
WhereRio Pardo, Brazil29.965S, 52.364W
OutcomeRepublican victory
BelligerentsRiograndense RepublicagainstEmpire of Brazil
Casualties and losses17 dead; 37 woundedand370 dead; 800 captured
Part ofFarroupilha Revolution1835 to 1845

Where it sits in the Farroupilha Revolution

Battle of Ponte da Azenha, 1835Capture of Porto Alegre, 1835Battle of Seival, 1836Battle of Fanfa, 1836Siege of Caçapava, 1837Battle of Barro Vermelho, 1838Battle of Porongos, 1844Battle of Arroio Grande, 184418351844Battle of Barro Vermelho, 1838
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Record

Date30 April 1838
PlaceRio Pardo, Brazil
29.965S, 52.364W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,800 men1,546 men
Casualties and losses17 dead; 37 wounded370 dead; 800 captured
Commanders
  • Bento Gonçalves da Silva
  • Antônio de Sousa Neto
  • Sebastião Barreto Pereira Pinto
  • José Joaquim de Andrade Neves, Baron of Triunfo
Battle of Barro VermelhoBattle of Barro VermelhoBattle of FanfaBattle of Ponte da AzenhaBattle of FanfaCaxias do SulSanta MariaNovo HamburgoCamaquãCachoeira do SulCanela100 km29.965S, 52.364W
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Battle of Barro Vermelho is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q15112371, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Barro Vermelho, revision 1370433449, 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.