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Battle of San Borja

Battle of San Borja was a battle fought on 3 October 1816 at São Borja, in what is now Brazil. 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: 1,200 men against 1,500 men.

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Plano da batalha de São Borja em 1816.
Plano da batalha de São Borja em 1816.. Lith. Ludwig & Briggs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 October 1816
WhereSão Borja, Brazil28.657S, 55.995W
OutcomeLuso-Brazilian victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstMisiones
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 San Borja, 1816
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

Date3 October 1816
PlaceSão Borja, Brazil
28.657S, 55.995W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,200 men1,500 men
Casualties and losses500 dead or captured
Commanders
  • Andrés Guazurary
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Battle of San Borja 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 Q5722870, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of São Borja (1816), revision 1383441211, 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.