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5 unusual facts about Battle of Famaillá


Battle of Famaillá

In order to open new fronts, he sent two divisions, one to Santiago del Estero, which failed without a fight, and another to Cuyo, which was destroyed at the Battle of San Cala.

Lavalle was finally forced to retreat towards Catamarca Province, where he and Lamadrid divided the provinces again: the latter would go to Cuyo to try to raise an insurrection against Rosas, while Lavalle would await a confrontation with Oribe in Tucumán, joining his forces with that province's governor, Marco Avellaneda.

Only ten days later, Lamadrid was defeated at the Battle of Rodeo del Medio, and the country would be controlled by the Federalist Party, almost without opposition for another ten years.

Battle of Quebracho Herrado

Ultimately, eight months later, Lavalle was defeated at the Battle of Famaillá and Lamadrid in the Battle of Rodeo del Medio, in Mendoza Province.

Battle of Rodeo del Medio

The losers did not yet know, but five days before, General Lavalle had been defeated in the Battle of Famaillá in Tucumán,


Marco Avellaneda

The Northern League was defeated by Oribe at the Battle of Famaillá on 19 September 1841 and the leaders were captured.


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