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Siege of Montevideo

Siege of Montevideo was a siege conducted in 1811 at Montevideo, in what is now Uruguay. It was part of the Argentine War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1816. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: At the beginning: 4,360–6,076 against At the beginning: 1,270; 6 guns.

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Fought1811
WhereMontevideo, Uruguay34.867S, 56.167W
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsUnited ProvincesagainstSpanish Empire
Part ofArgentine War of Independence1810 to 1816

Where it sits in the Argentine War of Independence

Siege of Montevideo, 1811Siege of La Paz, 1811Battle of San Nicolás, 1811Battle of San José, 1811Siege of Montevideo, 1812Battle of Cerrito, 1812Battle of San Lorenzo, 1813Battle of Salta, 1813Battle of Vilcapugiou, 1813Battle of Martín García, 1814Battle of Venta y Media, 1815Battle of Colpayo, 1816Battle of Yavi, 1816Batalla de El Pari, 1816Battle of Tarija, 1817Battle of Rosario de Lerma, 1817Battle of Sopachuy, 181718111817Siege of Montevideo, 1811
17 placed engagements of the Argentine War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1811 (year precision)
to 12 October 1811
PlaceMontevideo, Uruguay
34.867S, 56.167W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthAt the beginning: 4,360–6,076At the beginning: 1,270; 6 guns
Commanders
  • Francisco Javier de Elío
  • Jacinto de Romarate
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1807 and 1843.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1811

Siege of Montevideo 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 Q6130113, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Montevideo (1811), revision 1370743627, 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.