Battle of Caseros

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The Battle of Caseros was an 1852 military conflict near Buenos Aires in which Justo José de Urquiza’s forces defeated the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas, leading to Rosas’s fall and a major reorganization of Argentine national politics.

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instanceOf battle
military conflict
aftermath Justo José de Urquiza assumed national leadership
Rosas resigned and went into exile in the United Kingdom
convening of the 1853 Constitutional Assembly
alliedForce Corrientes Province
Empire of Brazil
Entre Ríos Province
Uruguay
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Caseros
belligerent Juan Manuel de Rosas’s government of Buenos Aires
Justo José de Urquiza’s coalition
casualties thousands of casualties on both sides
combatant Confederación Argentina forces loyal to Juan Manuel de Rosas
Ejército Grande
commander Bartolomé Mitre
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Justo José de Urquiza
Manuel Oribe
country Argentina
date 3 February 1852
followedBy Argentine Constitution of 1853
San Nicolás Agreement
historicalContext struggle between federalist caudillos and centralist forces in Argentina
historicalPeriod 19th century
location Argentina
Caseros
Province of Buenos Aires
near Buenos Aires
opposedForce Province of Buenos Aires under Rosas
partOf Argentine Civil Wars
Platense War
linked to: Cisplatine War
precededBy Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
relatedTo Argentine Confederation
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Justo José de Urquiza
Province of Buenos Aires secession crisis
result decisive victory for the Ejército Grande
defeat of Juan Manuel de Rosas
exile of Juan Manuel de Rosas
fall of the Rosas regime
significance ended the long rule of Juan Manuel de Rosas in Argentina
marked the collapse of the Buenos Aires-centric Rosista regime
opened the way for national reorganization of Argentina
paved the way for the 1853 Argentine Constitution
shifted power from Buenos Aires to provincial leaders
year 1852

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Juan Manuel de Rosas notableEvent Battle of Caseros
Argentine Confederation significantEvent Battle of Caseros
Tres de Febrero namedAfter Battle of Caseros
Federalists vs Unitarians hasKeyEvent Battle of Caseros
Justo José de Urquiza notableEvent Battle of Caseros
Juan Manuel de Rosas endOfRuleEvent Battle of Caseros