Battle of India Muerta facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of India Muerta |
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| Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
 Federal League |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sebastião Pinto de Araújo Correia | Fructuoso Rivera | ||||||
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Total: 957
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1700 cavalry and infantry | ||||||
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| 95 29 killed 66 wounded |
~600 ~200 killed 350-400 wounded 30 captured |
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The Battle of India Muerta was a battle between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Sebastião Pinto de Araújo Correia against the artiguists led by Fructuoso Rivera in Rocha, present-day Uruguay. The battle lasted for four and a half hours and ended in a Luso-Brazilian victory.
See also
In Spanish: Batalla de India Muerta (1816) para niños
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