Battle of Carpintería

Battle of Carpintería
Part of the Uruguayan Civil War
DateSeptember 19, 1836
Location
Carpintería creek, Durazno Department, Uruguay
Result Oribe government victory
Belligerents
Government of Manuel Oribe Rebels with Fructuoso Rivera
Commanders and leaders
Ignacio Oribe
Juan Antonio Lavalleja		 Fructuoso Rivera
Juan Lavalle
Strength
2,200 – 3,000[1] 1,400[1]

The Battle of Carpintería was an important battle between troops loyal to the government of Manuel Oribe and the revolutionary forces led by Fructuoso Rivera.[1]

The combattants differentiated themselves with white or red-colored insignias.[2] The whites were conservative and supporters of Federalism,[3] while the red-colored supported liberalism and were close to the Unitarians.[4]

The battle meant a success for the government.[5] This is considered the birth of the National Party ("blancos", white) and the Colorado Party ("colorados", red-colored).

References

  1. ^ a b c Estanislao Severo Zeballos & Carlos F. Melo (1911). Revista de derecho, historia y letras. No. 39. Buenos Aires: J. Peuser, pp. 249
  2. ^ Origen de las divisas: la batalla de la Carpintería
  3. ^ Del Alcázar, Joan; Nuria Tabanera; Josep M. Santacreu & Antoni Marimon (2003). Historia contemporánea de América. Valencia: Universitat de València, pp. 89. ISBN 9788437056708.
  4. ^ Del Alcázar, 2003: 92
  5. ^ Uteda, Saturnino (1917). Vida Militar de Dorrego. La Plata: Anaconda, pp. 189.


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