Battle of Santa Ana (1816)
Battle of Santa Ana |
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Part of Luso-Brazilian invasion | | Belligerents |
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Portuguese Empire |
Banda Oriental | Commanders and leaders |
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Alejandro Queiró |
General Sotelo | Strength |
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Unknown | Casualties and losses |
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60 men killed |
Unknown |
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Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental |
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The Battle of Santa Ana was a battle between the Portuguese forces under Alejandro Queiró in Rio Grande do Sul, modern-day Brazil.
After the Portuguese attack, Uruguyan rebel leader José Artigas attempted to take the to Portugal itself by invading then Portuguese Brazil. The Battle took 3 hours and ended with a Portuguese defeat.