Battle of Ituzaingó

The Battle of Ituzaingó, also known as the Battle of Passo do Rosário, was a pitched battle fought in the vicinity of the Santa Maria River, in a valley of small hills where a stream divided the valley into two.

Battle of Ituzaingó
Part of the Cisplatine War

Death of Federico de Brandsen during the battle
Date20 February 1827
Location
Near Santa Maria river, southern Brazil
Result United Provinces victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Brazil United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Barbacena Carlos M. de Alvear
Strength
Modern Estimate:
6,300
Argentine Estimate:
10,000
Brazilian Estimate:
5,600~6,200		 Modern Estimate:
7,700
Argentine Estimate:
7,700
Brazilian Estimate:
9,000~9,800
Casualties and losses
Modern Estimate:
200 dead and 90 wounded
Argentine Estimate:
1,200 dead, «large number of prisoners» and 10 cannons captured
Brazilian Estimate:
172~200 dead, 91~150 wounded, 74 prisoners and up to 800 missing		 Modern Estimate:
147 dead and 256 wounded
Argentine Estimate:
500 dead


Brazilian Estimate:
211 dead and 331 wounded

After a two-year series of continuous sundry skirmishes in the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul) and along the border of this region with Brazil, the advancing Argentine Army (including Orientals) engaged in combat with the Imperial Brazilian Army.

The battle lasted for about six hours, beginning at around six in the morning of 20 February 1827.

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