The Battle of Yerbal, also known as the Battle of Erval or Battle of Pedras Altas, was fought on 25 May 1827 between a militia force of the Imperial Brazilian Army and an Argentine cavalry detachment in the context of the Cisplatine War.
| Battle of Yerbal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Cisplatine War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Empire of Brazil |
 United Provinces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Bonifácio Isás Calderón |
Juan Lavalle (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 400[1][2] | 891[1][2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 2 wounded | ||||||
Battle
editLieutenant-colonel Bonifácio Isás Calderón, leading 400 militiamen, confronted an 891 men strong Argentine cavalry detachment in the vicinity of Pedras Altas. The Argentine commander, Juan Lavalle, decided to flee and was pursued until the night. Lavalle and captain Maciel, his second in command, were wounded while charging against the Brazilians.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Donato 1987, p. 388.
- ^ a b Garcia 2012, p. 320.
- ^ Garcia 2012, p. 319-320.
- ^ Moreno 2004, p. 423.
Bibliography
edit- Donato, Hernâni (1987). Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Ibrasa.
- Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco VI: efemérides brasileiras (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.
- Moreno, Isidoro (2004). Campañas militares argentinas (in Spanish). Vol. I. Buenos Aires: Ed. Emecé. ISBN 950-04-2675-7.
