Artiguist revolutionary forces

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The Artiguist revolutionary forces were the independence-era troops in the Río de la Plata region led by José Gervasio Artigas, fighting Spanish royalist control and advocating federalist autonomy for the provinces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independence-era army ⓘ
military force ⓘ
revolutionary movement ⓘ
activeIn early 19th century ⓘ
conflict Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
country Río de la Plata region ⓘ
goal end Spanish colonial rule in the Río de la Plata region ⓘ
establish federal autonomy for the provinces ⓘ
hasCommander José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
ideology anti-colonialism ⓘ
federalism ⓘ
provincial autonomy ⓘ
languageOfCommand Spanish ⓘ
leader José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
mainTheaterOfOperations Banda Oriental ⓘ
Litoral region of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
namedAfter José Gervasio Artigas ⓘ
opposedBy Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
opposedTo Spanish royalist control ⓘ
partOf Artiguist movement ⓘ
politicalProgram defense of provincial rights against centralism ⓘ
rejection of centralized control from Buenos Aires ⓘ
region present-day Argentina ⓘ
present-day Uruguay ⓘ
linked to: Uruguay

present-day southern Brazil ⓘ
socialBase frontier settlers ⓘ
rural poor ⓘ
small farmers ⓘ
supportedBy gauchos ⓘ
local caudillos ⓘ
rural militias ⓘ
usedMilitaryTactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
irregular cavalry operations ⓘ

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Battle of Las Piedras → belligerent → Artiguist revolutionary forces ⓘ
French blockade of the Río de la Plata → conflictWith → Argentine federalist forces ⓘ
linked to: Artiguist revolutionary forces
Battle of Tacuarembó → combatantSide → Artiguist cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Artiguist revolutionary forces