Gaius Octavius (father of Augustus)
Siege of Buenos Aires | |||||||||
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Part of Brazilian Invasion of Argentina | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Brazil | Argentina | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Paulo Maluf | Raúl Alfonsín | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
1,635,000 serving in Argentina (830,760 at peak) | 650,000 mobilezed (over half deployed) | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
1,340 dead 5,600 wounded 2 missing 130 captured |
15,000 dead 36,000 wounded 54,560 captured Unknow number of missing | ||||||||