The Battle of Jaguarão was fought in the town of Jaguarão in the then province of Rio Grande do Sul, on 27 January 1865, between the Imperial Brazilian Army and a Uruguayan militia during the Uruguayan War.[1]
| Battle of Jaguarão | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Uruguayan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Manuel Pereira Vargas |
 Basilio Muñoz Timoteo Aparicio | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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90 infantrymen 400 cavalrymen | 1,500 cavalrymen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 dead 4 wounded |
6 dead 20 wounded | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Donato, Hernâni (1996). IBRASA (ed.). Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras (2 ed.). São Paulo. p. 329. ISBN 85-348-0034-0.
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