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Carlos María de Alvear

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1789 – 1852

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Active service 1827 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 38.

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Carlos María de Alvear was an Argentine soldier, statesman and diplomat who served as the second Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata from 9 January to 15 April 1815. He played a leading role in the capitulation of royalist-held Montevideo in June 1814 and later commanded the republican army in the Cisplatine War, winning the Battle of Ituzaingó.

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Battles (1)

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