Battle of Tacuarembó
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The Battle of Tacuarembó took place between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of José de Castelo Branco Correia, Count of Figueira, and the Artiguist forces of Andrés Latorre in Tacuarembó, modern-day Uruguay.
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Battle of Tacuarembó | |||||||||
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Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
United Kingdom | Federal League | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Count of Figueira |
Andrés Latorre Pantaleón Sotelo † | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
1,200[1]-4,000[2] 2 guns |
2,000[3]-2,500[1] 4 guns | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
6:[4] 1 killed 5 wounded |
1005:[5] 500 killed 505 captured |
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The encounter resulted in a catastrophe for the Artiguist army. Indeed, out of 2,500 men, 500 were killed and 505 were captured, while the Luso-Brazilian forces only had 6 casualties (1 soldier killed and 5 wounded).
Due to the complete annihilation of Latorre's forces, the battle was a severe blow to the independentist cause and determined the victory of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in the war.