Toma de Mercedes | |||||
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Part of Uruguayan Civil War | |||||
Timoteo Aparicio | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Partido Nacional | Gobierno Colorado | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Timoteo Aparicio Anacleto Medina Gerónimo Amilivia Isabelino Canaveris |
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau Juan Idiarte Borda Pablo Galarza Carlos Gaudencio | ||||
Units involved | |||||
Ejército Blanco | Ejército Gubernamental |
Toma de Mercedes was the takeover of the city of Mercedes, Uruguay by the Ejército Blanco under the command of Timoteo Aparicio [1] on August 25, 1870, during the Revolution of the Lances in the Banda Oriental. [2]
Prominent Blancos officers including Anacleto Medina and Gerónimo Amilivia served in the revolutionary army. [3] Among the leaders of the Colorado party who took part in the defense of the city was Juan Idiarte Borda, future Uruguayan president. [4]
Toma de Mercedes | |||||
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Part of Uruguayan Civil War | |||||
Timoteo Aparicio | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Partido Nacional | Gobierno Colorado | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
Timoteo Aparicio Anacleto Medina Gerónimo Amilivia Isabelino Canaveris |
Lorenzo Batlle y Grau Juan Idiarte Borda Pablo Galarza Carlos Gaudencio | ||||
Units involved | |||||
Ejército Blanco | Ejército Gubernamental |
Toma de Mercedes was the takeover of the city of Mercedes, Uruguay by the Ejército Blanco under the command of Timoteo Aparicio [1] on August 25, 1870, during the Revolution of the Lances in the Banda Oriental. [2]
Prominent Blancos officers including Anacleto Medina and Gerónimo Amilivia served in the revolutionary army. [3] Among the leaders of the Colorado party who took part in the defense of the city was Juan Idiarte Borda, future Uruguayan president. [4]