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Siege of Paysandú 1864

Siege of Paysandú: Siege of Paysandu
Image: Probably Heinrich Fleiuss (1823-1882), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date3 December 1864 – 2 January 1865Wikidata
Year1864Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era19th century (1800–1913)derived from year
LocationUruguayNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentSouth AmericaNatural Earth
War / conflictUruguayan WarWikidata P361
Coordinates-32.3200, -58.0756Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Siege of Paysandú began on 3 December 1864, during the Uruguayan War, when Brazilian forces (under the Marquis of Tamandaré) and Colorado forces (under Venancio Flores) attempted to capture the city of Paysandú in Uruguay from its Uruguayan Army defenders. The siege ended on 2 January 1865, when the Brazilian and Colorado forces conquered the town.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Paysandú (revision 1370744344), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

-32.3200, -58.0756 · Uruguay

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