Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Fructuoso Rivera

Battles of Fructuoso Rivera

president of Uruguay (1784-1854)

Fructuoso Rivera is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1816 and 1842: 6 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Uruguay (4), United States (1), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 20,989 km apart end to end, 4,198 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental (2), Cisplatine War (1), Uruguayan Civil War (1).

Battle of Paso CuelloBattle of India MuertaBattle of Arroyo GrandeBattle of RincónBattle of CarpinteríaBattle of Arroyo GrandeBattle of India MuertaBattle of Arroyo GrandeBattle of RincónBattle of Arroyo GrandeChicagoLimaMiamiMadridHoustonMonterreySan FranciscoCasablancaCaracasDakar5000 km0.366N, 87.441W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1816: 1 engagements1 in 18161817: 1 engagements1 in 18171818: 1 engagements1 in 18181825: 1 engagements1 in 18251836: 1 engagements1 in 18361842: 1 engagements1 in 184218161842
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of India Muerta, 1816Battle of Paso Cuello, 1817Battle of Arroyo Grande, 1818Battle of Rincón, 1825Battle of Carpintería, 1836Battle of Arroyo Grande, 184218161842
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
18 November 1816Battle of India MuertaRocha, UruguayLuso-Brazilian victory
19 March 1817Battle of Paso CuelloUruguay177 km WInconclusive
1818Battle of Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande, California, United States10,219 km NWLuso-Brazilian victory
24 September 1825Battle of RincónRincón de las Gallinas, Uruguay10,003 km SEOriental victory
1836Battle of CarpinteríaDurazno Department, Uruguay190 km EOribe government victory
6 December 1842Battle of Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande (Argentina), Argentina399 km NWBlanco victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Baldassare Verazzi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.