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Platine War

1851–1852 · 19th century

The Platine War was fought in 1851–1852 between the Argentine Confederation under Juan Manuel de Rosas and an alliance of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes under Justo José de Urquiza. The allies ended the siege of Montevideo and defeated Rosas at Caseros in February 1852, after which he went into exile in Britain.

Platine War
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