Battle of Jaguarão

Part of the Uruguayan War

Date	January 27, 1865
Location	Jaguarão in southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Result	Brazilian victory

Belligerents

Empire of Brazil

Brazilian Imperial Army

Uruguay

Uruguayan Army

Commanders and leaders

Manuel Pereira Vargas

Basilio Muñoz

Timoteo Aparicio

Strength

90 infantrymen
400 cavalrymen

1,500 cavalrymen

Casualties and losses

2 dead
4 wounded

6 dead
20 wounded

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.

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