Battle of Carumbé

Battle of Ibiraocaí

Date	1816
Location	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Result	Decisive Portuguese victory

Belligerents

Portuguese Empire

Banda Oriental

Commanders and leaders

Joaquim de Oliveira

José Artigas

Strength

800 men

850 cavalry
500 infantry
150 indians

Casualties and losses

Unknown

500 men killed

Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

Santa Ana (1816) Ibiraocaí (1816) Carumbé (1816) India Muerta (1816) Sauce (1816) Pablo Perez (1816) River Ibicuí (1817) Arapey (1817) Catalán (1817) Apósteles (1817) San Carlos (1817) Chapicuy (1817) Queguay Chico (1817) Arroyo Grande (1818) Santa María (1819) Queguay Chico (1817) Tacuarembó (1820)

The Battle of Carumbé (Portuguese: Batalha de Carumbé), (Spanish: Batalla de Carumbé) was a battle fought between an army of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and the rebel forces of José Artigas commanded by himself. The battle resulted in a decisive Portuguese victory, as Artigas' plans to invade Brazil were permanently ruined.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 30, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.