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Battle of Sarandí

Battle of Sarandí was a battle fought on 12 October 1825 at Sarandí creek, 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: 1,411 against 2,200–2,600; 1 field gun.

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Battle of Sarandi. Oil on canvas
Battle of Sarandi. Oil on canvas. Juan Manuel Blanes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 October 1825
WhereSarandí creek, Uruguay33.671S, 56.291W
OutcomeOriental victory
BelligerentsEmpire of BrazilagainstBanda Oriental
Casualties and losses~200 killed; 515–575 capturedand35 killed; 90 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 Sarandí, 1825
11 placed engagements of the Cisplatine War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 October 1825
PlaceSarandí creek, Uruguay
33.671S, 56.291W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,4112,200–2,600; 1 field gun
Casualties and losses~200 killed; 515–575 captured35 killed; 90 wounded
Commanders
  • Juan Antonio Lavalleja
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Battle of Sarandí 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 Q2387020, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sarandí, revision 1379903525, 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.