Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Manuel Belgrano

Battles of Manuel Belgrano

Argentine politician and military leader, 1770 to 1820

Manuel Belgrano is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1811 and 1813: 4 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Argentina (3), Bolivia (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,695 km apart end to end, 565 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Argentine War of Independence (2), Spanish American wars of independence (1).

Battle of ParaguaríBattle of TucumánBattle of SaltaBattle of VilcapugiouBattle of ParaguaríBattle of TucumánBattle of SaltaBattle of VilcapugiouAsunciónCampo GrandePosadasAntofagastaIquiqueFormosaAricaTarijaCopiapóCorumbá500 km22.938S, 61.854W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1811: 1 engagements1812: 1 engagements1813: 2 engagements2 in 181318111813
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Paraguarí, 1811Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Salta, 1813Battle of Vilcapugiou, 181318111813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 January 1811Battle of ParaguaríParaguarí, ArgentinaParaguayan victory; Belgrano forced to withdraw southward
25 September 1812Battle of TucumánSan Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina816 km WUnited Provinces victory
20 February 1813Battle of SaltaSalta Province, Argentina235 km NDecisive United Provinces victory
1 October 1813Battle of VilcapugiouBolivia644 km NRoyalist victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Attributed to Casimir Carbonnier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.