Significant1852

Battle of Caseros

Caseros · near Buenos Aires · Argentina

Estimated casualties

1.5K – 2.0Kestimated dead

Roughly 2,000 total casualties, predominantly Rosista forces; allied dead ~400.

SOURCEWikipedia / Britannica

Fought 3 February 1852 near Buenos Aires, the Battle of Caseros saw Justo Jose de Urquiza's allied army (with Brazilian and Uruguayan support) defeat the forces of Juan Manuel de Rosas, ending Rosas's 17-year rule and his exile to England. It opened the way for Argentine constitutional reorganization.

Belligerents2

  • Grand Army (Urquiza, Brazil, Uruguay)
  • Argentine Confederation (Rosas)

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Battle of Caseros
  2. Britannica: Battle of Caseros
  3. Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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