The Artiguist defeat at Tacuarembó ended organized resistance in the Banda Oriental, securing Portuguese-Brazilian control over the region.
Key Facts
- Artiguist forces engaged
- 2,500 men
- Artiguist killed
- 500 soldiers
- Artiguist captured
- 505 soldiers
- Luso-Brazilian casualties
- 6 soldiers
- Date
- 22 January 1820
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves sought to suppress the Artiguist independence movement led by José Artigas in the Banda Oriental. Luso-Brazilian forces under the Count of Figueira pursued the Artiguist army commanded by Andrés Latorre, aiming to crush remaining organized resistance and consolidate Portuguese dominion over the contested territory.
On 22 January 1820, Luso-Brazilian forces under José de Castelo Branco Correia, Count of Figueira, engaged and decisively defeated the Artiguist army of Andrés Latorre near Tacuarembó. Out of approximately 2,500 Artiguist troops, 500 were killed and 505 captured, while the Luso-Brazilian side suffered only 6 casualties.
The near-total destruction of Latorre's army dealt a fatal blow to the Artiguist cause. The defeat effectively ended significant armed resistance in the Banda Oriental, determining the victory of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in the war and leading to Portuguese domination of the region that would later become Uruguay.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
José de Castelo Branco Correia, Count of Figueira.
Side B
1 belligerent
Andrés Latorre.