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Battle of Miserere

Battle of Miserere was a battle fought on 2 July 1807 at Balvanera, in what is now Argentina. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,300 militiamen against 900 soldiers.

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Battle of Miserere
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Fought2 July 1807
WhereBalvanera, Argentina34.609S, 58.407W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstUnited Kingdom

Record

Date2 July 1807
PlaceBalvanera, Argentina
34.609S, 58.407W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1,300 militiamen900 soldiers
Commanders
  • Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires
  • Bernardo de Velasco
  • Juan Pío de Gana
Battle of MiserereBattle of MiserereFirst bombardment of Buenos AiresSecond bombardment of Buenos AiresThird bombardment of Buenos AiresSiege of Buenos AiresBattle of Los CorralesBattle of Los CorralesSan José de MayoLa PlataZárateLujánChascomúsLobosCarmeloChivilcoy100 km34.609S, 58.407W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1807 and 1955.

Elsewhere in 1807

Battle of Miserere is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5778674, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Miserere, revision 1370269496, 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.