Battle of Cepeda (1859)
Battle of Cepeda | |||||||
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Part of the War between the Argentine Confederation and the state of Buenos Aires | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Argentine Confederation | State of Buenos Aires | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Justo José de Urquiza | Bartolomé Mitre | ||||||
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The Battle of Cepeda of 1859 took place on October 23 at
Context
On the aftermath of the
On April 1, 1859, following the assassination of former
The government of Buenos Aires interpreted that law as a formal declaration of war. In May, the state legislature allowed the governor to repel any military aggression with the province's militia. Colonel Bartolomé Mitre, in charge of Buenos Aires troops, was ordered to attack Santa Fe Province, and the navy was sent to blockade Paraná, the capital of the Confederation.
With the imminence of conflict,
Battle
The army of the Confederation met Buenos Aires forces at
Aftermath
Urquiza did not enter Buenos Aires City but camped at the neighboring town of San José de Flores to carry on with the negotiations. Governor Valentín Alsina was forced by his own allies to leave office because of his intransigent position to the reintegration of Buenos Aires to the Confederation.
On November 11, on the mediation of
That would eventually led to the Battle of Pavón and the growing predominance of Buenos Aires Province.
References
Citations
- ^ Marley 2008, pp. 781–782.
- ^ Hole 1947, p. 53.
- ^ Marley 2008, p. 782.
- ^ Bratzel & Rout 1986, p. 36.
Bibliography
- Bratzel, John F.; Rout, Leslie B. (1986). Latin American history. New York: M. Wiener Pub. ISBN 091012938X.
- Hole, Myra Cadwalader (1947). Bartolomé Mitre: a poet in action. New York: Hispanic Institute in the United States.
- Marley, David (2008). Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-101-5.