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Battle of Rincón

Battle of Rincón was a battle fought on 24 September 1825 at Rincón de las Gallinas, in what is now Uruguay. It was part of the Cisplatine War, which ran from 1825 to 1828. The recorded result: Oriental victory. Recorded strength: 420 men against 250 men.

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Cuadro de la Batalla del Rincón de las Gallinas por Diógenes Hequet.
Cuadro de la Batalla del Rincón de las Gallinas por Diógenes Hequet.. Diógenes Hequet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 September 1825
WhereRincón de las Gallinas, Uruguay33.205S, 58.061W
OutcomeOriental victory
BelligerentsEmpire of BrazilagainstBanda Oriental
Casualties and losses120 killed and capturedand7 killed; 16 wounded
Part ofCisplatine War1825 to 1828

Where it sits in the Cisplatine War

Battle of Rincón, 1825Battle of Sarandí, 1825Battle of Punta Colares, 1826Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1826Battle of Monte Santiago, 1827Batalha de Aquila/Arbolito, 1827Battle of Ituzaingó, 1827Battle of Carmen de Patagones, 1827Battle of Camacuã, 1827Attack on the Brazilian Fort in Punta del Este, 1827Battle of Ensenada, 182818251828Battle of Rincón, 1825
11 placed engagements of the Cisplatine War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 September 1825
PlaceRincón de las Gallinas, Uruguay
33.205S, 58.061W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength420 men250 men
Casualties and losses120 killed and captured7 killed; 16 wounded
Commanders
Battle of RincónBattle of RincónBattle of El Bellaco streamParanacito combatBattle of Arroyo de la ChinaBatalha de Aquila/ArbolitoAction of 2 June 1807Battle of El Bellaco streamParanacito combatBattle of Arroyo de la ChinaBatalha de Aquila/ArbolitoAction of 2 June 1807DuraznoPaysandúSan José de MayoCampanaGualeguayPaso de los TorosFloridaTrinidad100 km33.205S, 58.061W
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Battle of Rincón 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 Q8244643, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rincón, revision 1374938470, 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.