Battle of Yerbal

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
Date25 May 1827
Location
Near Pedras Altas, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil
Result Both sides claim victory[1]
Belligerents
 Empire of Brazil Argentina United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Empire of Brazil Bonifácio Isás Calderón Argentina Juan Lavalle (WIA)
Strength
400[1][2] 891[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 2 wounded

Battle

Lieutenant-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
  1. Donato 1987, p. 388.
  2. Garcia 2012, p. 320.
  3. Garcia 2012, p. 319-320.
  4. Moreno 2004, p. 423.

Bibliography
  • 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.

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