Battle of Santa Ana (1816)

Battle of Santa Ana

Date	1816
Location	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Result	Uruguyan victory

Belligerents

Portuguese Empire

Banda Oriental

Commanders and leaders

Alejandro Queiró

General Sotelo

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

60 men killed

Unknown

Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

Santa Ana (1816) Ibiraocaí (1816) Carumbé (1816) India Muerta (1816) Sauce (1816) Pablo Perez (1816) River Ibicuí (1817) Arapey (1817) Catalán (1817) Apósteles (1817) San Carlos (1817) Chapicuy (1817) Queguay Chico (1817) Arroyo Grande (1818) Santa María (1819) Queguay Chico (1817) Tacuarembó (1820)

The Battle of Santa Ana was a battle between the Portuguese forces under Alejandro Queiró in Rio Grande do Sul, modern-day Brazil. After the Portuguese attack, Uruguyan rebel leader José Artigas attempted to take the to Portugal itself by invading then Portuguese Brazil. The Battle took 3 hours and ended with a Portuguese defeat.

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