147:
136:
105:
124:
93:
34:
659:. Another factor was the support given by Santa Cruz to Rosas' domestic enemies, the Unitarian faction. In the initial fighting, the Bolivians under General Felipe Braun entered Argentina and had a series of minor successes. Later in 1837 the Bolivians withdrew to their side of the border after a defeat at
678:
According to an
Argentine account, Paz was told by the border commander that General Braun had reached Tarija with a force of five hundred infantry and 50 cavalry. He was also told that the people of Tarija would support the Argentines. Based on this information, Paz decided to advance to the town of
687:
A Bolivian source says there were 260 Bolivian troops, tired after marching for twenty days through rough country, opposed to 800 Argentinians. The
Argentine version says Bolivian forces numbered about 1,500 infantry and 400 cavalry, and the Argentinians had about 750 men in total. On 24 June 1838,
639:
in 1830. As a
Divisional General he accompanied Santa Cruz in the June 1835 invasion of Peru, in which the Bolivia-Peru Confederation was formed. He was to lead the Bolivian troops to victory at Montenegro. Francis O'Connor was an Irish volunteer who became BolĂvar's chief of staff in the "United
724:
awarded Braun the title of "Great
Marshal of Montenegro". Until today Braun is the only foreigner ever to have gained this title in South America and the only marshal of Bolivia. Santa Cruz lost power in January 1839 after the Bolivian defeat by Chile in the
654:
was effective ruler of
Argentina from 1829 until 1852. In 1837 Rosas entered an alliance with Chile against the confederation of Peru and Bolivia, declaring war on 19 May 1837. His motives were mixed, but the main one was a territorial dispute concerning the
670:
and with uprisings by
Unitarian rebels, and had obtained reinforcements. In April 1838 the Argentines, with 1,000 men, invaded Bolivia and won minor engagements at Acambuco on 27 April, Zapatera on 2 May and Pajonal on 6 May. Argentine forces under Colonel
699:
At the start of the battle, the force of infantry from Puna defected to the
Bolivians and fought against their former companions. The Bolivians charged several times, managing to divide the Argentinian force, but the struggle continued for five hours.
692:, causing some of the infantry to desert. Paz decided to retreat through a narrow gorge, pursued by the Bolivians. He took a stand on the slope of Cuyambuyo. His main force was a rifle squadron, a company of Argentinian
708:
Many of the
Argentine troops were taken prisoner, and others were transferred to the Bolivian forces. As a result of the defeat, Gregorio Paz had to abandon his plan to take Tarija and advance to the border of
208:
537:
201:
1103:
933:
994:
194:
713:. Instead, he fled with his remaining forces to the Argentine headquarters at the fort of Zenta. After the defeat at Montenegro the Argentines withdrew to
246:
1060:
1033:
963:
898:
632:
1093:
532:
1098:
423:
525:
937:
605:
146:
135:
109:
104:
318:
679:
Tarija. By 24 June 1838 he was within 25 kilometres (16 mi) of his goal. The
Bolivians took a stand at Montenegro hill.
616:
462:
151:
416:
288:
1108:
358:
506:
455:
295:
258:
313:
1113:
1088:
559:
501:
448:
253:
241:
1123:
518:
1118:
443:
269:
218:
554:
549:
363:
348:
721:
636:
513:
434:
123:
97:
92:
981:
Der groĂźe Sohn der Stadt Kassel? Der GroĂźmarschall Otto
Philipp Braun als Symbol lokaler Geschichtspolitik
378:
278:
373:
343:
710:
666:
The Argentine forces were unable to follow up until they had dealt with the defection of the militia of
472:
467:
368:
325:
353:
717:. When the French declared war on Argentina in March 1838, operations against Bolivia were abandoned.
544:
915:
651:
489:
484:
383:
283:
1025:
Conflict in the Southern Cone: The Argentine Military and the Boundary Dispute With Chile, 1870-1902
628:
988:
656:
612:
140:
627:
Otto Philipp Braun, General Felipe Braun, was German in origin. In 1820 he joined the army of
477:
1056:
1050:
1029:
959:
953:
894:
1023:
888:
726:
576:
696:
and one hundred and fifty infantry under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Ubierna.
571:
411:
25:
494:
388:
714:
667:
566:
688:
the day of the battle, the Argentinians learned of the defeat of their compatriots in
1082:
672:
128:
1003:
640:
Army of Liberation in Peru". In 1826 he was appointed military governor of the
693:
334:
39:
33:
660:
635:, rising to a senior position. He entered the service of Bolivian President
601:
186:
955:
Conquer or Die!: Wellington's Veterans and the Liberation of the New World
675:
moved to the San Luis valley near Tarija, arriving there on 10 June 1838.
842:
840:
838:
641:
64:
645:
689:
190:
611:
The invading Argentine army was defeated by a force led by
846:
619:, settling the location of Bolivia's southwestern border.
772:
770:
825:
823:
821:
600:, was fought on 24 June 1838 during the war between
890:
Bolivia y Alemania. Facetas de una relaciĂłn secular
18:
934:"CUYAMBUYO O MONTENEGRO (combate, 24-VI-1883)"
916:"Batallas de la ConfederaciĂłn PerĂş-Boliviana"
202:
8:
176:250-300 dead, wounded, captured and missing
1028:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 11.
1010:. Society for Irish Latin American Studies
993:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
230:
209:
195:
187:
15:
729:, and Braun was forced to leave Bolivia.
1008:Irish Migration Studies in Latin America
1104:Battles of the War of the Confederation
812:
800:
742:
433:
403:
333:
305:
268:
233:
986:
858:
788:
776:
761:
749:
870:
829:
633:Spanish American wars of independence
7:
936:. Gobierno de Jujuy. Archived from
76:Peru–Bolivian Confederation victory
1002:Murray, Edmundo (1 October 2006).
14:
914:Crespo, Luis S. (June 27, 2011).
145:
134:
122:
103:
91:
32:
63:Montenegro - Cuyambuyo (now in
847:CUYAMBUYO O MONTENEGRO - Jujuy
1:
1004:"O'Connor, Francisco Burdett"
435:Second restoration expedition
306:Confederate naval expedition
270:First restoration expedition
1094:Battles involving Argentina
1049:Scheina, Robert L. (2003).
606:Peru–Bolivian Confederation
110:Peru–Bolivian Confederation
1140:
952:Hughes, Ben (2011-04-19).
617:Francisco Burdett O'Connor
404:Roberto Simpson naval raid
234:Blanco Encalada naval raid
152:Francisco Burdett O'Connor
1099:Battles involving Bolivia
228:
170:
157:
115:
84:
46:
42:at the time of the battle
31:
23:
1022:Rauch, George V (1999).
887:Bieber, LeĂłn E. (2011).
242:Guayaquil and 1st Callao
220:War of the Confederation
98:Argentine Confederation
1055:. Potomac Books, Inc.
359:RincĂłn de las Casillas
116:Commanders and leaders
979:Kiera, Robin (2009).
958:. Osprey Publishing.
171:Casualties and losses
166:Between 260 and 1,900
1052:Latin America's Wars
722:Andrés de Santa Cruz
652:Juan Manuel de Rosas
637:Andrés de Santa Cruz
594:Battle of Montenegro
19:Battle of Montenegro
893:. Plural editores.
598:Battle of Cuyambuyo
1109:History of Bolivia
920:El Diario (La Paz)
791:, p. 310-311.
657:Province of Tarija
613:Otto Philipp Braun
596:, also called the
141:Otto Philipp Braun
1114:1838 in Argentina
1089:Conflicts in 1838
1062:978-1-59797-477-6
1035:978-0-275-96347-7
965:978-1-84908-729-2
900:978-99954-1-382-8
589:
588:
584:
583:
185:
184:
80:
79:
1131:
1124:June 1838 events
1072:
1070:
1069:
1045:
1043:
1042:
1018:
1016:
1015:
998:
992:
984:
975:
973:
972:
948:
946:
945:
929:
927:
926:
910:
908:
907:
874:
868:
862:
856:
850:
844:
833:
827:
816:
810:
804:
798:
792:
786:
780:
774:
765:
759:
753:
747:
727:Battle of Yungay
563:
541:
529:
510:
498:
481:
463:Portada de GuĂas
459:
427:
392:
322:
299:
262:
250:
231:
223:
221:
211:
204:
197:
188:
150:
149:
139:
138:
127:
126:
108:
107:
96:
95:
48:
47:
36:
16:
1139:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1128:
1119:1838 in Bolivia
1079:
1078:
1075:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1048:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1021:
1013:
1011:
1001:
985:
978:
970:
968:
966:
951:
943:
941:
932:
924:
922:
913:
905:
903:
901:
886:
877:
873:, p. 28ff.
869:
865:
857:
853:
845:
836:
828:
819:
811:
807:
799:
795:
787:
783:
775:
768:
760:
756:
748:
744:
735:
706:
685:
625:
590:
585:
557:
535:
523:
504:
492:
475:
453:
421:
386:
335:Argentine Front
316:
293:
256:
244:
224:
219:
217:
215:
180:
144:
143:
133:
121:
102:
90:
68:
37:
26:Argentine Front
12:
11:
5:
1137:
1135:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1081:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1061:
1046:
1034:
1019:
999:
976:
964:
949:
930:
911:
899:
883:
876:
875:
863:
851:
834:
817:
815:, p. 285.
805:
803:, p. 283.
793:
781:
766:
754:
741:
734:
731:
715:Jujuy Province
705:
702:
684:
681:
668:Jujuy Province
624:
621:
587:
586:
582:
581:
580:
579:
574:
569:
564:
555:Llaclla Bridge
552:
547:
542:
530:
516:
511:
499:
487:
482:
470:
465:
460:
446:
438:
437:
431:
430:
429:
428:
414:
406:
405:
401:
400:
399:
398:
393:
381:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
338:
337:
331:
330:
329:
328:
323:
314:Juan Fernández
308:
307:
303:
302:
301:
300:
286:
281:
273:
272:
266:
265:
264:
263:
251:
236:
235:
229:
226:
225:
216:
214:
213:
206:
199:
191:
183:
182:
181:15-226 wounded
177:
173:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
155:
154:
131:
118:
117:
113:
112:
100:
87:
86:
82:
81:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
62:
60:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
29:
28:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1136:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1077:
1064:
1058:
1054:
1053:
1047:
1037:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1020:
1009:
1005:
1000:
996:
990:
982:
977:
967:
961:
957:
956:
950:
940:on 2012-11-28
939:
935:
931:
921:
917:
912:
902:
896:
892:
891:
885:
884:
882:
881:
872:
867:
864:
860:
855:
852:
848:
843:
841:
839:
835:
832:, p. 11.
831:
826:
824:
822:
818:
814:
809:
806:
802:
797:
794:
790:
785:
782:
779:, p. 22.
778:
773:
771:
767:
764:, p. 21.
763:
758:
755:
751:
746:
743:
740:
739:
732:
730:
728:
723:
718:
716:
712:
703:
701:
697:
695:
691:
682:
680:
676:
674:
669:
664:
662:
658:
653:
649:
647:
643:
638:
634:
630:
629:SimĂłn BolĂvar
622:
620:
618:
615:supported by
614:
609:
607:
603:
599:
595:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
561:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
539:
534:
531:
527:
522:
521:
517:
515:
512:
508:
503:
500:
496:
491:
488:
486:
483:
479:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
457:
452:
451:
447:
445:
442:
441:
440:
439:
436:
432:
425:
420:
419:
418:ConfederaciĂłn
415:
413:
410:
409:
408:
407:
402:
397:
394:
390:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
364:Lake Acambuco
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
349:Santa Bárbara
347:
345:
342:
341:
340:
339:
336:
332:
327:
324:
320:
315:
312:
311:
310:
309:
304:
297:
292:
291:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
276:
275:
274:
271:
267:
260:
255:
252:
248:
243:
240:
239:
238:
237:
232:
227:
222:
212:
207:
205:
200:
198:
193:
192:
189:
178:
175:
174:
169:
165:
162:
161:
156:
153:
148:
142:
137:
132:
130:
125:
120:
119:
114:
111:
106:
101:
99:
94:
89:
88:
83:
75:
72:
71:
66:
61:
58:
57:
53:
50:
49:
45:
41:
35:
30:
27:
22:
17:
1076:
1066:. Retrieved
1051:
1039:. Retrieved
1024:
1012:. Retrieved
1007:
980:
969:. Retrieved
954:
942:. Retrieved
938:the original
923:. Retrieved
919:
904:. Retrieved
889:
879:
878:
866:
854:
813:Scheina 2003
808:
801:Scheina 2003
796:
784:
757:
745:
737:
736:
719:
707:
698:
686:
677:
673:Gregorio Paz
665:
650:
626:
610:
597:
593:
591:
519:
449:
417:
395:
289:
129:Gregorio Paz
85:Belligerents
54:24 June 1838
24:Part of the
859:Crespo 2011
789:Hughes 2011
777:Bieber 2011
762:Bieber 2011
750:Murray 2006
694:Cuirassiers
631:during the
558: [
536: [
524: [
505: [
493: [
476: [
454: [
422: [
387: [
317: [
294: [
257: [
254:San Lorenzo
245: [
179:10-300 dead
40:cuirassiers
1083:Categories
1068:2012-10-25
1041:2012-10-25
1014:2012-10-25
971:2012-10-25
944:2012-10-25
925:2012-10-25
906:2012-10-25
871:Kiera 2009
830:Rauch 1999
733:References
720:President
711:Chuquisaca
623:Background
520:Arequipeño
514:4th Callao
468:3rd Callao
444:2nd Callao
396:Montenegro
379:El Pajonal
326:Talcahuano
284:Paucarpata
163:750 to 800
38:Argentine
989:cite book
983:. Kassel.
738:Citations
704:Aftermath
661:Humahuaca
602:Argentina
374:San Diego
344:Humahuaca
290:Peruviana
644:town of
642:Bolivian
604:and the
550:Chiquián
473:Matucana
450:Socabaya
369:Zapatera
158:Strength
59:Location
880:Sources
533:Samanco
354:Vicuñay
65:Bolivia
1059:
1032:
962:
897:
683:Battle
646:Tarija
577:Yungay
545:Cañete
502:Sierpe
279:Cobija
73:Result
690:Iruya
572:Casma
562:]
540:]
528:]
509:]
497:]
490:Pisco
485:Piura
480:]
458:]
426:]
412:Islay
391:]
384:Iruya
321:]
298:]
261:]
249:]
1057:ISBN
1030:ISBN
995:link
960:ISBN
895:ISBN
592:The
567:Buin
51:Date
1085::
1006:.
991:}}
987:{{
918:.
837:^
820:^
769:^
663:.
648:.
608:.
560:es
538:es
526:es
507:es
495:es
478:es
456:es
424:es
389:es
319:es
296:es
259:es
247:es
1071:.
1044:.
1017:.
997:)
974:.
947:.
928:.
909:.
861:.
849:.
752:.
210:e
203:t
196:v
67:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
