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.

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
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Federal League
Commanders and leaders
Andrés Latorre
Strength
2,500
11 cannons
3,400
2 cannons
Casualties and losses
243:
79 killed
164 wounded
1,190:
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.

The battle ended with a Luso-Brazilian victory.

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