✦ History

Argentine Civil Wars

1814 – 1880

Result Sanction of the Constitution in 1853

Argentine provinces fought a long series of civil wars between Unitarians, who wanted a central government in Buenos Aires, and Federalists. The wars ended with a national state led from Buenos Aires.

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Battles and events 6

February 1, 1820
Battle of Cepeda (1820) Federalist victory Cepeda
March 10, 1839 – October 8, 1851
Uruguayan Civil War Colorado victory Uruguay Giuseppe Garibaldi, Pedro II of Brazil, Bartolomé Mitre
September 19, 1841
Battle of Famaillá Federal victory Famaillá
August 18, 1851 – February 3, 1852
Platine War Ejército Grande victory Uruguay Pedro II of Brazil, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Justo José de Urquiza
September 11, 1852
Revolution of 11 September 1852 Buenos Aires
September 17, 1861
Battle of Pavón Buenos Aires victory Justo José de Urquiza, Bartolomé Mitre

Key commanders

Empire of Brazil 4

Bernardino Rivadavia belligerent leader Fructuoso Rivera belligerent leader José María Paz military commander Juan Lavalle military commander

Federalists 3

Manuel Oribe military commander Juan Manuel de Rosas military commander Manuel Dorrego military commander

Unitarians 1

Carlos María de Alvear military commander

Ejército Grande 7

Pedro II of Brazil belligerent leader Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias belligerent leader Justo José de Urquiza belligerent leader Bartolomé Mitre belligerent leader Carlos Antonio López belligerent leader Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre military commander John Pascoe Grenfell military commander

Argentina 3

Manuel Oribe military commander Juan Manuel de Rosas military commander Lucio Norberto Mansilla military commander

Colorado Party 8

Giuseppe Garibaldi belligerent leader Pedro II of Brazil belligerent leader Bartolomé Mitre belligerent leader Fructuoso Rivera belligerent leader Samuel Inglefield military commander José María Paz military commander Juan Lavalle military commander John Pascoe Grenfell military commander

National Party 4

Juan Antonio Lavalleja belligerent leader Manuel Oribe belligerent leader Juan Manuel de Rosas military commander William Brown military commander

Argentine Confederation 1

Justo José de Urquiza military commander

State of Buenos Aires 1

Bartolomé Mitre military commander