Battle of Cerrito

When

31 Dec 1812

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.85° S, 56.17° W

Description

1812 part of the Argentine War of Independence

The Battle of Cerrito, was a battle for the War of Independence of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, between the royalist forces who had control of the city of Montevideo and the rebel forces of the government of Buenos Aires.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille du Cerrito lors de la guerre d'indépendance d'Uruguay”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la Batalla de Cerrito, las tropas españolas sitiadas en Montevideo son derrotadas y obligadas a permanecer indefinidamente a la defensiva”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page