Battle of Catalán

Battle of Catalán Part of Luso-Brazilian invasion Date 4 January 1817 Location Arroyo Catalán, Uruguay Result Portuguese victory Belligerents Portuguese Empire Banda Oriental Commanders and leaders Marquis of Alegrete João de Deus Mena Barreto José de Abreu Mena Barreto Joaquim Xavier Curado Andrés Latorre Strength 2400 men 2 cannons 3400 men 11 cannons Casualties and losses 78 men killed 146 men captured 900 men killed 290 men captured 6000 horses captured 2 cannons captured

The Battle of Catalán was a battle between the Portuguese forces under the Marquis of Alegrete, Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, and the Artiguist forces of Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, modern-day Uruguay.^[1]

The encounter ended with a decisive Portuguese victory.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-21.