The Battle of Carpintería was an important battle between troops loyal to the government of Manuel Oribe and the revolutionary forces led by Fructuoso Rivera.[1]
| Battle of Carpintería | |||||||
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| Part of the Uruguayan Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
.svg){kind=small} Government of Manuel Oribe |
.svg){kind=small} Rebels with Fructuoso Rivera | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ignacio Oribe Juan Antonio Lavalleja |
Fructuoso Rivera Juan Lavalle | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,200 – 3,000[1] | 1,400[1] | ||||||
The combattants differentiated themselves with white or red-colored insignias.[2] The whites were conservative and supporters of Federalism,[3] while the red-colored supported liberalism and were close to the Unitarians.[4]
The battle meant a success for the government.[5] This is considered the birth of the National Party ("blancos", white) and the Colorado Party ("colorados", red-colored).
References
edit- ^ a b c Estanislao Severo Zeballos & Carlos F. Melo (1911). Revista de derecho, historia y letras. No. 39. Buenos Aires: J. Peuser, pp. 249
- ^ Origen de las divisas: la batalla de la Carpintería
- ^ Del Alcázar, Joan; Nuria Tabanera; Josep M. Santacreu & Antoni Marimon (2003). Historia contemporánea de América. Valencia: Universitat de València, pp. 89. ISBN 9788437056708.
- ^ Del Alcázar, 2003: 92
- ^ Uteda, Saturnino (1917). Vida Militar de Dorrego. La Plata: Anaconda, pp. 189.
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