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Battle of Rincón 1825

Battle of Rincón: Batalla del Rincón (Diógenes Hequet)
Image: Diógenes Hequet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date24 September 1825Wikidata
Year1825Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationUruguayNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentSouth AmericaNatural Earth
War / conflictCisplatine WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsEmpire of BrazilWikidata P710
Coordinates-33.2050, -58.0614Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Rincón, of Rincón de las Gallinas or of Rincón de Haedo was the first engagement between Fructuoso Rivera's rebel forces and those loyal to the Empire of Brazil during the Cisplatine War, taking place in 24 September 1825 in modern Uruguay's Río Negro Department.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Rincón (revision 1374938470), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

-33.2050, -58.0614 · Uruguay

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