Battle of Barro Vermelho

Battle of Barro Vermelho
Part of the Ragamuffin War

Plan of the battle by Livio Zambeccari
Date30 April 1838
Location
Rio Pardo, Rio Grande do Sul, Empire of Brazil
Result Republican victory
Belligerents
Piratini Republic Empire of Brazil
Commanders and leaders
Strength
2,800 men 1,546 men
Casualties and losses
17 dead
37 wounded		 370 dead
800 captured

The Battle of Barro Vermelho, also known as the Battle of Rio Pardo, was an engagement of the Ragamuffin War fought in April 1838. Around 5,000 men were present in the field, an atypically large number for the conflict; the battle was one of the rebels' most important victories during the war.

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