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Battle of Cardal

Battle of Cardal was a battle fought on 20 January 1807 at Cardal, in what is now Uruguay. It was part of British invasions of the River Plate, which ran from 1806 to 1807. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 2,362 soldiers against 5,000 soldiers.

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Combate del Cordón, 1° fase (1807)
Combate del Cordón, 1° fase (1807). D'Albenne, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 January 1807
WhereCardal, Uruguay34.884S, 56.182W
OutcomeBritish victory
Belligerents23px SpainagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Casualties and losses200 dead, 400 wounded and 200 prisonersand20 killed 129 wounded
Part ofBritish invasions of the River Plate1806 to 1807

Where it sits in British invasions of the River Plate

Battle of Montevideo, 1807Battle of Cardal, 1807Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1807Action of 2 June 1807, 180718071807Battle of Cardal, 1807
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Record

Date20 January 1807
PlaceCardal, Uruguay
34.884S, 56.182W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2,362 soldiers5,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses200 dead, 400 wounded and 200 prisoners20 killed 129 wounded
Commanders
  • Bernardo Lecocq
  • Samuel Auchmuty (general)
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1807 and 1843.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1807

Battle of Cardal is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Uruguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870657, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cardal, revision 1370436305, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.