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Battle of San Carlos

Battle of San Carlos was a battle fought in 1818 at San Carlos, in what is now Argentina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at San Carlos. 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: 800 men; 2 artillery pieces against Unknown.

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Fought1818
WhereSan Carlos, Argentina27.746S, 55.897W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeLuso-Brazilian victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the AlgarvesagainstMisiones Province
Casualties and lossesUnknownandNearly all men killed

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 Carlos, 1818
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

Date1818 (year precision)
to 1818
PlaceSan Carlos, Argentina
27.746S, 55.897W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength800 men; 2 artillery piecesUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownNearly all men killed
Commanders
  • Andrés Guazurary
Battle of San CarlosBattle of San CarlosBattle of MbororéBattle of San BorjaBattle of San BorjaPosadasSanta RosaHohenauSanto ÂngeloCoronel BogadoSan Juan Bautista100 km27.746S, 55.897W
Placed at San Carlos; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of San Carlos is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872268, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Carlos (1817), revision 1383441334, 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.