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Battle of Tacuarembó

Battle of Tacuarembó was a battle fought on 22 January 1820 at Tacuarembó, in what is now Uruguay. 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: 1,200–4,000; 2 guns against 2,000–2,500; 4 guns.

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Fought22 January 1820
WhereTacuarembó, Uruguay31.093S, 55.692W
OutcomeLuso-Brazilian victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstFederal League
Casualties and losses6: 1 killed; 5 woundedand1,005: 500 killed; 505 captured
Part ofPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental1816 to 1820

Where it sits in the Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental

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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

Date22 January 1820
PlaceTacuarembó, Uruguay
31.093S, 55.692W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Territorial changeAnnexation of the Banda Oriental by the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Strength1,200–4,000; 2 guns2,000–2,500; 4 guns
Casualties and losses6: 1 killed; 5 wounded1,005: 500 killed; 505 captured
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Battle of Tacuarembó 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 Q166218, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tacuarembó, revision 1385593509, 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.