Battle of River Ibicuí (1817)

The Battle of River Ibicuí was a battle between the Portuguese forces under Brigadier Chagas dos Santos and the Uruguayan rebels forces under General Sotelo. The Portuguese were victorious and inflicted very high casualties on the Uruguayan army.

Battle of River Ibicuí
Part of Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date1817
Location
River Ibicuí, Uruguay
Result Decisive Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Banda Oriental
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Chagas dos Santos General Sotelo
Strength
650 men 2,500 men
Casualties and losses
2 men killed 400 men killed
2000 horses captured

References


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.