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Juan Antonio Lavalleja

generalUruguay2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1784 – 1853

1790180018101820183018401850Cisplatine War · 1825-1828Battle of Sarandí — October 12, 1825 · Banda Oriental · Cisplatine WarBattle of Colonia del Sacramento — February 26, 1826 · United Provinces · Cisplatine War

Active service 1825–1826 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 41.

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Juan Antonio Lavalleja y de la Torre was an Uruguayan libertador, revolutionary, military general, and political figure. He was born in Minas, in a region now named after him as the Lavalleja Department of Uruguay.

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Battles (2)

Last verified June 2026
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