Battle of Cepeda (1820)

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Not to be confused with Battle of Cepeda (1859).
Battle of Cepeda
Part of the
Argentine Civil War
DateFebruary 1, 1820
Location
Cepeda, Buenos Aires Province
.
Result

Federalist
victory

Belligerents
Federals
 Unitarians
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Ramírez
José Miguel Carrera
 José Rondeau
Strength
1,000-1,700 (estimate) 2,000-3,000 (estimate)
Casualties and losses
40 dead and wounded 300 dead
30 prisoners
9 carriages with equipment captured

The Battle of Cepeda of 1820 took place on February 1 in

Federals as two constituted sides. It ended with the defeat of the national government.[1]

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Both provincial leaders, Estanislao López and Francisco Ramírez, were allies of José Gervasio Artigas
.

Supreme Director

civil war, and asked instead to go back to the northern frontier to fight the royalists. Rondeau's forces were defeated in the battle.[2]

Consequences

The complete victory of the Federal forces over a diminished Directorial army led to the end of the central authority established by the 1819 Constitution through the Supreme Director, and laid the foundations for a rather new Federal organization for Argentina, as the Provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires signed the Treaty of Pilar on February 23.

Some provisions included in the Treaty on behalf of

caudillos turned themselves against their former inspirational leader and Ramírez battled against him, destroying the remnants of his army and pushing him forward to exile in Paraguay
.

Then, Ramírez took on seriously his own chances as hegemonic leader, so he declared the Republic of Entre Ríos on September 29, 1820, but the experiment would barely live as long as Ramírez himself. On July 10, 1821, he was assassinated by the forces of his former ally Estanislao López, who fought this time alongside Buenos Aires and Corrientes Provinces, fearful of Ramírez' aspirations.

The battle in 1820 initiated the so-called caudillo era.[1] The battle would later be followed by a second Battle of Cepeda (1859), which involved clashes between the Unitarian and the Federalist forces, ending with the annexation of Buenos Aires into the union.[3][4]

See also

References

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  • Best, Félix (1980). Historia de las Guerras Argentinas. Buenos Aires: Ed. Peuser.
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  • Gianello, Leoncio (1986). Historia de Santa Fe. Buenos Aires: Ed. Plus Ultra.
  • López Rosas, José R. (1981). Entre la monarquía y la república. Buenos Aires: Ed. La Bastilla.
  • Luna, Félix (1971). Los caudillos. Buenos Aires: Ed. Peña Lillo.
  • Ruiz Moreno, Isidoro (2004). Campañas militares argentinas. Buenos Aires: Ed. Emecé.
  • Serrano, Mario (1996). Arequito: ¿por qué se sublevó el Ejército del Norte?. Buenos Aires: Ed. Círculo Militar.

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