Uruguayan Civil War
March 10, 1839 – October 8, 1851
Result Colorado victory
Uruguay's Colorado and Blanco parties fought a long civil war, with Argentina, Brazil, Britain and France taking part. The Blancos besieged Montevideo for nine years.
Battles 4
December 6, 1842
February 16, 1843 – October 8, 1851
September 18, 1845 – August 31, 1850
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
Argentine victory; Arana–Southern and Arana–Lepredour treaties
Río de la Plata Basin
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Fructuoso Rivera, Manuel Oribe
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
Key commanders
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
