Battle of San Lorenzo

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The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.

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Battle of San Lorenzo canonical 8
Combate de San Lorenzo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Combate de San Lorenzo ⓘ
associatedWith José de San Martín ⓘ
San Carlos Convent of San Lorenzo ⓘ
belligerent Royalist forces ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses Patriots: several killed and wounded ⓘ
Royalists: dozens killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
commander Antonio Zabala ⓘ
José de San Martín ⓘ
Rafael Ruiz Huidobro ⓘ
commandStructure José de San Martín commanded the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers ⓘ
commemoratedOn February 3 (in Argentina) ⓘ
conflict Argentine War of Independence ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
date 1813-02-03 ⓘ
followedBy increased prestige of José de San Martín in Buenos Aires ⓘ
geographicalContext fought near the Paraná River ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact subject of patriotic songs and school curricula in Argentina ⓘ
hasMonument San Martín and the Fallen of San Lorenzo monument in San Lorenzo ⓘ
hasParticipant Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo ⓘ
Spanish royalist troops ⓘ
historicalPeriod Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
location San Lorenzo, Santa Fe Province, Argentina ⓘ
memorializedBy San Lorenzo March ⓘ
notableFor first combat action of José de San Martín in the Río de la Plata theater ⓘ
first engagement of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers ⓘ
objective to stop royalist raids from Montevideo along the Paraná River ⓘ
outcome royalist column repelled and forced to retreat to their ships ⓘ
partOf Argentine War of Independence ⓘ
precededBy royalist raids from Montevideo on coastal settlements ⓘ
region Río de la Plata region ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of San Martín’s new cavalry regiment ⓘ
secured Patriot control of the Paraná riverbank in the area ⓘ
strength Granaderos a Caballo: about 120–150 men ⓘ
Royalist troops: about 200–250 men ⓘ
tacticalSituation surprise cavalry attack on royalist column during disembarkation and march ⓘ
tacticsUsed cavalry charge ⓘ
flanking maneuver ⓘ
year 1813 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

José de San Martín → battle → Battle of San Lorenzo ⓘ
Battle of San Lorenzo → alsoKnownAs → Combate de San Lorenzo ⓘ
linked to: Battle of San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo March → inspiredBy → Battle of San Lorenzo ⓘ
Monument to the Battle of San Lorenzo → commemorates → Battle of San Lorenzo ⓘ
Granaderos a Caballo → participatedIn → Battle of San Lorenzo ⓘ
José María Paz → participantIn → Battle of San Lorenzo ⓘ