Battle of Catalán

Battle of Catalán
	Part of Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date	4 January 1817
Location	Arroyo Catalán, Uruguay
Result	Portuguese victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Banda Oriental
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Alegrete ; João de Deus Mena Barreto ; José de Abreu Mena Barreto ; Joaquim Xavier Curado	Andrés Latorre
Strength
2400 men ; 2 cannons	3400 men ; 11 cannons
Casualties and losses
78 men killed ; 146 men captured	900 men killed ; 290 men captured ; 6000 horses captured ; 2 cannons captured

The Battle of Catalán was a battle between the Portuguese forces under the Marquis of Alegrete, Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, and the Artiguist forces of Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, modern-day Uruguay.[1]

The encounter ended with a decisive Portuguese victory.

References

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