COMMANDER // 1764–1850
José Gervasio Artigas
generalViceroyalty of Peru3 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1764 – 1850
Active service 1811–1817 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 47.
Profile
José Gervasio Artigas Arnal was a soldier and statesman who is regarded as a national hero in Uruguay and the father of Uruguayan nationhood.
Battles (3)
1811
Battle of Las PiedrasSpanish American wars of independence · United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata
1816
Battle of CarumbéPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental · Federal League
1817
Battle of ArapeyPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental · Federal League