Battle of Rincón

Battle of Rincón
Part of the Cisplatine War
DateSeptember 24, 1825
Location
Rincón del Haedo, present-day Río Negro Department, Uruguay
Result Oriental victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil Banda Oriental
Commanders and leaders
  • Jerônimo Jardim
  • Mena Barreto  †
 Fructuoso Rivera
Strength
420 men 250 men
Casualties and losses
120 killed and captured 7 dead
16 wounded

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.

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