battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Rincón
Battle of Rincón was a battle fought on 24 September 1825 at Rincón de las Gallinas, in what is now Uruguay. It was part of the Cisplatine War, which ran from 1825 to 1828. The recorded result: Oriental victory. Recorded strength: 420 men against 250 men.
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Record
| Date | 24 September 1825 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rincón de las Gallinas, Uruguay 33.205S, 58.061W | |
| Part of | Cisplatine War (1825 to 1828) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Oriental victory | |
| Belligerents | Empire of Brazil | Banda Oriental |
| Commanders | Jerônimo Jardim; José Luís Mena Barreto (Brazilian Army officer, born 1796) | Fructuoso Rivera |
| Strength | 420 men | 250 men |
| Casualties and losses | 120 killed and captured | 7 killed; 16 wounded |
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In the same war
- After: Battle of Sarandí 12 October 1825
- All 9 engagements of Cisplatine War
Elsewhere in 1825
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Battle of Rincón is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 22 in present-day Uruguay.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q8244643, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rincón, revision 1374938470, 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.