Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Manuel Oribe

Battles of Manuel Oribe

2nd President of Uruguay (1835-38), 1792 to 1857

Manuel Oribe is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1840 and 1851: 2 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Argentina (2), Uruguay (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,012 km apart end to end, 337 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Uruguayan Civil War (2).

Battle of Quebracho HerradoBattle of Arroyo GrandeGreat Siege of MontevideoUruguay campaignBattle of Quebracho HerradoBattle of Arroyo GrandeGreat Siege of MontevideoUruguay campaignBuenos AiresCórdobaRosarioDuraznoBagéSaltoPaysandúGualeguaychúSan José de MayoRocha200 km32.908S, 59.112W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1840: 1 engagements1 in 18401842: 1 engagements1 in 18421843: 1 engagements1 in 18431851: 1 engagements1 in 185118401851
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Quebracho Herrado, 1840Battle of Arroyo Grande, 1842Great Siege of Montevideo, 1843Uruguay campaign, 185118401851
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
28 November 1840Battle of Quebracho HerradoQuebracho Herrado, ArgentinaFederal victory
6 December 1842Battle of Arroyo GrandeArroyo Grande (Argentina), Argentina270 km EBlanco victory
August 1843Great Siege of MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay534 km SECeasefire agreement; The siege is relieved after the...
1851Uruguay campaignOriental State of Uruguay, Uruguay208 km NAllied victory; Brazilian Occupation of Uruguay; Surrender...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.