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The Uruguayan Civil War, also known in Spanish as the Guerra Grande ("Great War"), was a series of armed conflicts between the leaders of Uruguayan independence. While officially the war lasted from 1839 until 1851, it was a part of armed conflicts that started in 1832 and continued until the final military defeat of the Blancos faction in 1904.
1836 — 1839 War of the Confederation between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation and Chile; 1851 Chilean Revolution; 1861 — 1883 Occupation of Araucanía; 1864 — 1866 The Chincha Islands War between Spain and former colonies Peru and Chile occurs; 1879 — 1884 Bolivia and Peru fight Chile in the War of the Pacific; 1891 1891 Chilean Civil ...
Cisplatine War (1825–1828) Río de la Plata Thirty-Three Orientals Brazil: Stalemate. Independence of the Republic of Uruguay; Battle of Sarandí (1825) Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826) Battle of Juncal (1827) Uruguayan Civil War (1839–1852) Colorados Unitarians Brazil Entre Ríos Corrientes France United Kingdom: Blancos Argentina ...
The cuisine is influenced by the African heritage of the community, as well as the local ingredients and cooking techniques of Uruguay. While specific dishes may vary, here are a few examples of Afro-Uruguayan food: Mandioca: Also known as cassava or yuca, mandioca is a staple in Afro-Uruguayan cuisine. It is often boiled, fried, or used to ...
The Battle of Arroyo Grande took place on 6 December 1842 and was a major battle of the Uruguayan Civil War. Battle. At Arroyo Grande, the federal forces, ...
The Uruguayan War [A] (10 August 1864 – 20 February 1865) was fought between Uruguay's governing Blanco Party and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil and the Uruguayan Colorado Party, covertly supported by Argentina. Since its independence, Uruguay had been ravaged by intermittent struggles between the Colorado and Blanco factions ...
Uruguayan war, 1864–65. The Uruguayan War was fought between the governing Blancos and an alliance of the Empire of Brazil with the Colorados who were supported by Argentina. In 1863, the Colorado leader Venancio Flores launched the Liberating Crusade aimed at toppling President Bernardo Berro and his Colorado–Blanco coalition (Fusionist ...
The Great Siege of Montevideo (Spanish: Gran Sitio de Montevideo), named as Sitio Grande in Uruguayan historiography, was the siege suffered by the city of Montevideo between 1843 and 1851 during the Uruguayan Civil War. [9] In practice, this siege meant that Uruguay had two parallel governments: