Battle of Rincón de Valladares

Battle of Rincón de Valladares
Part of the Argentine Civil Wars
Date6 July 1827
Location
Between Famaillá and San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Result Federalist victory
Belligerents
Federales Unitarians
Commanders and leaders
Facundo Quiroga Juan Felipe Ibarra
Strength
Total: ~800 cavalry
200 from La Rioja and 600 from Santiago		 Total: ~2,000 troops
c. 1,500 cavalry, 200 infantry y 4 cannons

The Battle of Rincón de Valladares (6 July 1827) was a battle during the Argentine Civil Wars. It was fought between Federalist forces led by Facundo Quiroga and Unitarian forces under Governor Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid, near the city of San Miguel de Tucumán. Quiroga was the victor, forcing Lamadrid to resign and go into exile in Bolivia, leaving the government of Tucumán Province in the hands of the Federalists.


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