Battle of Jenipapo
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| Battle of Jenipapo | |||||||
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| Part of the Brazilian War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Empire of Brazil |
 Kingdom of Portugal |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Leonardo Castelo Branco |
João José da Cunha Fidié |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 2 cannons[citation needed] |
1,600 11 cannons[citation needed] |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 wounded and dead 542 prisioners[citation needed] |
116 dead 60 wounded[citation needed] |
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The Battle of Jenipapo was fought near the river Jenipapo in the then province of Piauí, on 13 March 1823, between the Brazilian Army and the Portuguese Army during the Brazilian War of Independence.
