Battle of Sauce (1870)

Battle of Sauce was a Uruguayan battle between the Blancos army under the command of Timoteo Aparicio, and the Colorado government troops, under Colonel José Gregorio Suárez.[1] It occurred on the banks of the Arroyo del Sauce, Canelones Department, during the Revolution of the Lances.[2]

Battle of Sauce
Part of Revolution of the Lances
DateDecember 25, 1870
Location
Result Victory of Government troops
Belligerents
Partido Nacional Gobierno Colorado
Commanders and leaders
Timoteo Aparicio
Anacleto Medina
Agustín Urtubey
Benjamín Villasboas
Belisario Estomba
Rafael Lasala
Isabelino Canaveris
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau
José Gregorio Suárez
Francisco Caraballo
Máximo Santos
Máximo Pérez
Simón Martinez
Units involved
Ejército Blanco Ejército Gubernamental
Strength
5,000 5,000

History

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This bloody battle fought on May 25, 1870 concluded with a victory for the government army of General Suárez, who ordered to mercilessly execute a large number of prisoners of the White Army.[3] Among the government troops was Máximo Santos, future Uruguayan president for the Colorado party.[4]

In the ranks of Timoteo Aparicio, toke part prestigious revolutionaries of the Uruguayan National Party, including the veteran Anacleto Medina, and the young man Isabelino Canaveris, a patriot who also participated in the Revolución of 1897.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Batalla del Sauce, 25 de diciembre de 1870. José Luciano Martínez. 1956.
  2. ^ Crónica general del Uruguay: El Uruguay del siglo XIX. Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1979. 1979.
  3. ^ La revolucion oriental de 1870 ... Abdón Arózteguy. 1889.
  4. ^ General Máximo Santos ante la historia. José Luciano Martínez. 1952.
  5. ^ El Uruguay. Buenos Aires. 1905.