Battle of Las Piedras (1811)

May 18, 1811

Result Revolutionary victory

Rebel forces under José Gervasio Artigas defeated Spanish royalist troops near Montevideo. The victory was an early success in the Uruguayan struggle for independence.

Royalists

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Strength and losses

Casualties
638
Killed
97
Wounded
61
Captured
480