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Part of Argentine Civil Wars, Uruguayan Civil War

Platine War

August 18, 1851 – February 3, 1852 · Uruguay

Result Ejército Grande victory

Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes fought the Argentine Confederation of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Rosas was defeated at Caseros and went into exile.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Ejército Grande

Argentina

Other

Empire of Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
Argentina
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
Manuel Oribe military commander Juan Manuel de Rosas military commander Lucio Norberto Mansilla military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
6,500

Empire of Brazil Strength 20,200 · Killed c. 500

Argentina Killed c. 800

Killed
c. 1,300

Units

Brazilian Army Paraguayan Army Imperial Brazilian Navy
Argentine Army

Battles 1

Also involved 1