Battle of Jaguarão

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Battle of Jaguarão
Part of the Uruguayan War
DateJanuary 27, 1865
Location
Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents

 Empire of Brazil

 Uruguay

Commanders and leaders
Empire of Brazil Manoel Pereira Vargas Uruguay Bazilio Muños
Uruguay Timoteo Aparicio
Strength
90 infantrymen
400 cavalrymen
1,500 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
2 dead
4 wounded
6 dead
20 wounded

The Battle of Jaguarão was fought in the town of Jaguarão in the then province of Rio Grande do Sul, on 27 January 1865, between the Imperial Brazilian Army and a Uruguayan militia during the Uruguayan War.