The Battle of Sauce of 1816Arreguine, Víctor. Narraciones nacionales :Artigas, Rivera. Montevideo : Vázquez Cores, Dornaleche y Reyes, 1890. p. 39
Harvard University Library. - Translation: General Rivera himself sent the Oriental cavalry to the battle of Sauce, in the vicinity of Maldonado, where the Portuguese lost a regiment line and two squads of militias, from which 50 men and the head of the division narrowly escaped. All the others died or were imprisoned, including 3 chiefs, 34 officers and soldiers as 100 individuals. was a battle between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Pinto de Araújo Correia in Arroyo Oriental, modern-day

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. The engagement resulted of the encounter between the Luso-Brazilian forces that had previously defeated the men of

Fructuoso Rivera José Fructuoso Rivera y Toscana (17 October 1784 – 13 January 1854) was a Uruguayan general and patriot who fought for the liberation of Banda Oriental from Brazilian rule, twice served as Uruguay's President and was one of the instigators ...

. The orientals, led by Artiguist commander Pedro Gutierrez, attack by surprise and caused the Luso-Brazilian army to retreat, leaving 150 soldiers dead on the battlefield.

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