Battle of Las Piedras

When

18 May 1811

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

34.73° S, 56.22° W

Description

1811 battle in the Uruguayan struggle for independence

Placed at the town its title names, Las Piedras.

Battle in the Uruguayan struggle for independence

The Battle of Las Piedras was fought on May 18, 1811 as part of the Rio de la Plata war of independence. It was a resounding victory for the revolutionary forces, led by José Gervasio Artigas.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Las Piedras near Las Piedras, Banda Oriental: The independentists of Uruguay gain their first victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire des indépendantistes uruguayens à la bataille de Las Piedras”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en el futuro Uruguay, las fuerzas revolucionarias (al mando de José Gervasio Artigas) logran su primer triunfo sobre los españoles (al mando del virrey de…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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