Battle of India Muerta

Battle of India Muerta
	Part of Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date	1816
Location	Rocha, Uruguay
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Banda Oriental
Commanders and leaders
Pinto de Araújo Correia	Fructuoso Rivera
Strength
2000 men	1500 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	250 killed and wounded ; 38 men captured ; 1 cannon captured

The Battle of India Muerta was a battle between the Portuguese forces under Alexandre Queirós in Rocha, modern-day Uruguay. The Portuguese were victorious.

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