Battle of Catalán

The Battle of Catalán was fought between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, the Marquis of Alegrete, and the artiguistas commanded by Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, present-day Uruguay.[2]

Battle of Catalán
Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date4 January 1817
Location
Arroyo Catalán, Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay)
Result Luso-Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Portugal United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Federal League
Commanders and leaders
 Andrés Latorre
Strength
2,500[1]
11 cannons		 3,400[1]
2 cannons
Casualties and losses
243:[1]
79 killed
164 wounded		 1,190:[2]
900 killed
290 captured
2 cannons

The troops under the command of the Marquis of Alegrete consisted of 1,200 soldiers of infantry, cavalry and artillery of the São Paulo Legion (Portuguese: Legião de São Paulo) from the Brazilian province of São Paulo, 1,300 soldiers of cavalry from the Brazilian São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul province and 11 cannons.[1]

The battle ended with a Luso-Brazilian victory.[2]

References

Citations
  1. Garcia 2012, p. 35.
  2. "A Legião de Tropas Ligeiras na Campanha de 1816-1820, p. 86" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

Bibliography
  • Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco VI: efemérides brasileiras (in Portuguese). Brasilia: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.

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