Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Venancio Flores

Battles of Venancio Flores

Uruguayan politician (1808-1868)

Venancio Flores is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1866: 4 battles and 2 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Paraguay (3), Uruguay (1), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 831 km apart end to end, 166 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (5), Uruguayan War (1).

Siege of UruguaianaSiege of PaysandúBattle of YatayBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaitySiege of PaysandúBattle of YatayBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaityPorto AlegreCórdobaSanta FeCaxias do SulPelotasSantiago del EsteroSanta MariaPasso FundoXapecoBagé500 km29.717S, 57.646W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 1 engagements1865: 2 engagements1866: 3 engagements3 in 186618641866
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Paysandú, 1864Battle of Yatay, 1865Siege of Uruguaiana, 1865Battle of Estero Bellaco, 1866Battle of Tuyutí, 1866Battle of Curupaity, 186618641866
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 December 1864Siege of PaysandúQ309442, UruguayBrazilian–Colorado victory
17 August 1865Battle of YatayYatay creak, Argentina379 km NAllied victory
September 1865Siege of UruguaianaUruguaiana, Brazil80 km SWAllied victory, Paraguayan surrender on 18 September
2 May 1866Battle of Estero BellacoÑeembucú Department, Paraguay296 km NAllied victory
24 May 1866Battle of TuyutíTuyutí, Paraguay66 km WAllied victory; Paraguayan attack repelled
22 September 1866Battle of CurupaityCurupaiti Fort, Paraguay10 km NParaguayan 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, Unknown (18??-18??), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.