The Battle of Cerrito (outskirts of Montevideo , 31 December 1812), was a battle for the War of Independence of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata , between the royalist forces who had control of the city of Montevideo and the rebel forces of the government of Buenos Aires .
15-1102: [REDACTED] Look up Cerrito , cerrito , or cerritos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cerrito , Cerritos , El Cerrito , or Los Cerritos may refer to: Places [ edit ] Argentina [ edit ] El Cerrito, Catamarca Isla del Cerrito , an island in Chaco Province Brazil [ edit ] Cerrito, Rio Grande do Sul São José do Cerrito , state of Santa Catarina Colombia [ edit ] Cerrito, Santander El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca Mexico [ edit ] Cerritos, San Luis Potosí El Cerrito archaeological site in Querétaro . Los Cerritos beach, in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur Panama [ edit ] Los Cerritos, Panama Paraguay [ edit ] Cerrito, Paraguay ,
30-1252: A city in the Ñeembucú Department United States [ edit ] Cerritos, California , a city in Los Angeles County Cerrito Creek , California El Cerrito, California , a city in Contra Costa County El Cerrito, Riverside County, California El Cerrito, San Diego , California Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California Los Cerritos, Colorado El Cerrito, New Mexico Uruguay [ edit ] Cerrito, Montevideo People [ edit ] Surname Cerrito [ edit ] Doug Cerrito (born 1969), American musician Fanny Cerrito (1817–1909), Italian dancer and choreographer Surname Cerritos [ edit ] Alexis Cerritos (born 2000), Salvadoran footballer Ronald Cerritos (born 1975), Salvadoran footballer Schools [ edit ] Cerritos College , Norwalk, California, United States Cerritos High School , Cerritos, California, United States El Cerrito High School , El Cerrito, California, United States Other uses [ edit ] Battle of Cerrito , part of
45-1079: A city in the Ñeembucú Department United States [ edit ] Cerritos, California , a city in Los Angeles County Cerrito Creek , California El Cerrito, California , a city in Contra Costa County El Cerrito, Riverside County, California El Cerrito, San Diego , California Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California Los Cerritos, Colorado El Cerrito, New Mexico Uruguay [ edit ] Cerrito, Montevideo People [ edit ] Surname Cerrito [ edit ] Doug Cerrito (born 1969), American musician Fanny Cerrito (1817–1909), Italian dancer and choreographer Surname Cerritos [ edit ] Alexis Cerritos (born 2000), Salvadoran footballer Ronald Cerritos (born 1975), Salvadoran footballer Schools [ edit ] Cerritos College , Norwalk, California, United States Cerritos High School , Cerritos, California, United States El Cerrito High School , El Cerrito, California, United States Other uses [ edit ] Battle of Cerrito , part of
60-557: A massive breakout to confront the enemy, but he had bad timing as just the night before the attack, Rondeau received reinforcements and supplies. On the morning of 31 December, Vigodet and brigadier Vicente Muesas attacked with 2,300 men and 8 cannon. Rondeau, who only had 1,000 men and two cannon, had taken a high position on the hill known as Cerrito ( low hill in Spanish). Muesas attacked there, displacing regiment number 6, under lieutenant colonel Miguel Estanislao Soler , dislodging
75-972: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cerrito [REDACTED] Look up Cerrito , cerrito , or cerritos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cerrito , Cerritos , El Cerrito , or Los Cerritos may refer to: Places [ edit ] Argentina [ edit ] El Cerrito, Catamarca Isla del Cerrito , an island in Chaco Province Brazil [ edit ] Cerrito, Rio Grande do Sul São José do Cerrito , state of Santa Catarina Colombia [ edit ] Cerrito, Santander El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca Mexico [ edit ] Cerritos, San Luis Potosí El Cerrito archaeological site in Querétaro . Los Cerritos beach, in El Pescadero, Baja California Sur Panama [ edit ] Los Cerritos, Panama Paraguay [ edit ] Cerrito, Paraguay ,
90-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Battle of Cerrito In the year 1811, the forces deployed by the Junta Grande of Buenos Aires and the gaucho forces led by José Artigas had started a siege to the city of Montevideo , which had refused to obey the directives of the new authorities after the May Revolution . The siege had been lifted at
105-599: The Argentine War of Independence Club Sportivo Cerrito , a football club in Montevideo, Uruguay USS Cerritos - a starship in the TV series Star Trek: Lower Decks See also [ edit ] Cerreto (disambiguation) Cerro (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Cerrito Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
120-429: The Argentine War of Independence Club Sportivo Cerrito , a football club in Montevideo, Uruguay USS Cerritos - a starship in the TV series Star Trek: Lower Decks See also [ edit ] Cerreto (disambiguation) Cerro (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing Cerrito Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
135-766: The end of that year, when the military situation started to deteriorate in the Upper Peru . The change of power in Buenos Aires to the Second Triumvirate , pushed by the change in the situation in the North front allowed them to restart the siege by October 1812 by the rebel forces, commanded by José Rondeau . There was a second army force by the Uruguay River under the command of Domingo French , besides Artigas's militias , who had not yet joined
150-433: The hill and while running downhill, they were attacked by the rebel cavalry under Rafael Hortiguera , completing the rout and the enemy's retreat. The royalists lost 100 men, 146 wounded and 30 prisoners, to the rebel 90 dead, 40 prisoners and one cannon lost but they were left demoralized by the defeat at the battle, and they did not attempt any other breakout from the city walls, not even a year later when Artigas abandoned
165-422: The rebels from the hill. Next another infantry corps, regiment number 4, under the command of Ventura Vázquez, established a precarious hold on the position. Soler gathered his soldiers, composed almost exclusively of freed slaves, and counter-attacked uphill. This surprise attack paralysed the royalists, and brigadier Muesas was shot to death, causing great confusion among his men. The royalists were dislodged from
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#1732782756530180-494: The siege due to disagreements with the political leader of the rebels, Manuel de Sarratea . The siege army took over the city of Colonia del Sacramento the last step to complete the siege of Montevideo. The royalist forces were numerically superior to the siege army, but their fidelity to the cause they were defending was doubtful. The siege army was also low in munitions and armament and lacked reinforcements. Knowing that fact, Spanish general Gaspar de Vigodet decided to effect
195-552: The siege for a serious political disagreement with the government of Buenos Aires, leaving part of the site undefended, they dared attack Rondeau again. The victory at Cerrito was a defining point for the future operations on land. The city of Montevideo, still held strong, supplied via the Río de la Plata with food and reinforcements. This situation lasted until 17 May 1814, with the naval victories of Admiral William Brown , which forced Vigodet to surrender to an army marginally bigger than
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