Battle of Rodeo del Medio

Battle of Rodeo del Medio
Part of the Argentine Civil Wars
Date24 September 1841
Location
Rodeo del Medio, center of Mendoza Province, Argentina
32°58′0″S 68°41′0″W / 32.96667°S 68.68333°W / -32.96667; -68.68333
Result Federalist victory
Belligerents
Federalists Unitarians
Commanders and leaders
Ángel Pacheco Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid
Strength
Total: 2,000–3,000
Cavalry: 1,200– 1,500
Infantry: 1,600–1,800
Cannons: 10–13		 Total: 1,150–1,600
Cavalry: 800–1,200
Infantry: 400
Cannons: 8–10
Casualties and losses
Dead: 18 wounded: 30 Dead & wounded: 400
Prisoners: 300

The Battle of Rodeo del Medio, fought in Mendoza Province, Argentina on 24 September 1841, took place between the Federalist army of Ángel Pacheco and the Unitarian army of Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid during the Argentine Civil Wars. The consequences of the Federalist victory would last for a decade.

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