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Battle in the Revolution of the Lances From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |||||||
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Part of Revolution of the Lances | |||||||
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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 |
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]
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