Battle of Pavón
September 17, 1861 · Battle site
Result Buenos Aires victory
Bartolomé Mitre's Buenos Aires army fought the Argentine Confederation army under Justo José de Urquiza. Urquiza withdrew from the field, and Buenos Aires then led the unification of Argentina.
Argentine Confederation
State of Buenos Aires
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 16,000–18,000
- Casualties
- 1,200–1,300
- Captured
- 1,650–1,800
- Guns
- 42
- Guns captured
- 32–37
- Strength
- 15,000–16,000
- Wounded
- 500
- Guns
- 35