Brazil (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Brazil that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
October 1851: Professional soldiers across the border between Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay on 4 September 1851. .
December 1851: The Brazilian army easily took the remaining Blanco Uruguayan territory.
Chronology
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Was a war fought between the Argentine Confederation and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes, with the participation of the Republic of Paraguay as Brazil's co-belligerent and ally. The war was caused by disputes over the Platine region between Brazil and Argentina.
1.1.Allied invasion of Uruguay (Platine War)
Was the invasion of Uruguay by an alliance of countries led by Brazil during the Platine War.
A series of armed conflicts between the leaders of Uruguayan independence.
February 1852: Montevideo was able to withstand the siege for nine years. When the British and French ceased their support in 1850 and signed an agreement with de Rosas, victory for the Blancos seemed certain. A revolt against de Rosas, led by Justo José de Urquiza, abruptly changed the situation. Oribe and his followers had to retreat in 1851 and the Colorados gained full control of Uruguay with the support of Brazil.
Was a civil war fought between Uruguay's governing Blanco Party and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil and the Uruguayan Colorado Party, supported by Argentina.
October 1864: Near the Brazilian town of Jaguarão, the Brazilian army invaded Uruguay's Cerro Largo Department.
October 1864: A Brazilian brigade entered this capital of Cerro Largo unopposed.
October 1864: After handing over control of Melo to the Uruguayan Colorados, the Brazilians withdrew.
January 1865: On 1 January 1865, one brigade (composed of two infantry battalions and one artillery battalion) with 1,700 men from the Brazilian province of Rio de Janeiro disembarked and occupied the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos.
January 1865: João Propício Mena Barreto sailed from Fray Bentos on 14 January with the Brazilian infantry, bound for a landing near the mouth of the Santa Lucía River near Montevideo. On the way, he occupied the Uruguayan town of Colonia del Sacramento, garrisoning it with 50 soldiers.
February 1865: With the Italian resident minister Raffaele Ulisse Barbolani serving as intermediary, an agreement was reached. Flores and Manuel Herrera y Obes (representing Villalba's government) signed a peace accord on 20 February at the Villa de la Unión. A general amnesty was granted to both Blancos and Colorados.
Disestablishment
January 1865: On 1 January 1865, one brigade (composed of two infantry battalions and one artillery battalion) with 1,700 men from the Brazilian province of Rio de Janeiro disembarked and occupied the Uruguayan town of Fray Bentos.
January 1865: João Propício Mena Barreto sailed from Fray Bentos on 14 January with the Brazilian infantry, bound for a landing near the mouth of the Santa Lucía River near Montevideo. On the way, he occupied the Uruguayan town of Colonia del Sacramento, garrisoning it with 50 soldiers.
February 1865: With the Italian resident minister Raffaele Ulisse Barbolani serving as intermediary, an agreement was reached. Flores and Manuel Herrera y Obes (representing Villalba's government) signed a peace accord on 20 February at the Villa de la Unión. A general amnesty was granted to both Blancos and Colorados.
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