Siege of Salto
id:
siege-of-salto-289-18109232
title:
Siege of Salto
text:
The siege of Salto occurred during the Uruguayan War, from the 22nd to the 28th of November 1864, when Brazilian forces and Colorado forces attempted to capture the city of Salto in Uruguay from its Uruguayan Army defenders. Two Brazilian gunboats under First Lieutenant Joaquim José Pinto blockaded the town. On 24 November, Flores arrived with his troops and began the siege. Colonel José Palomeque, commander of the Uruguayan garrison, surrendered almost without firing a shot, on the afternoon of
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
1864 military operation in Uruguay
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Salto
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-16T11:29:46Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q7510366","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7510366"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14