Battle of Sauce (1870)
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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]
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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 | ||||||
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5,000 | 5,000 |
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