battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Carpintería

Name: Battle of Carpintería
Location: Uruguay

Battle of Carpintería was a battle fought in 1836 in what is now Uruguay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Oribe government victory. Recorded strength: 2,200 – 3,000 against 1,400.

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Fought1836

WhereUruguay33.043S, 56.028W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOribe government victory

Belligerents23px Government of Manuel Oribeagainstborder|23px Rebels with Fructuoso Rivera

Record

Date	1836 (year precision)
Place	Uruguay 33.043S, 56.028W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	2,200 – 3,000	1,400
Commanders	Juan Antonio Lavalleja	Fructuoso Rivera Juan Lavalle

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Sarandí 1825, 74 km S
Battle of Paso Cuello 1817, 150 km S
Battle of Rincón 1825, 190 km W
Battle of India Muerta 1816, 199 km SE
Battle of Cerrito 1812, 202 km S

Elsewhere in 1836

Battle of the Alamo United States
Battle of San Jacinto United States
Battle of San Patricio United States
Battle of Coleto United States
Battle of Agua Dulce United States

Battle of Carpintería is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 32 in present-day Uruguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3529812, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carpintería, revision 1370436362, 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.