Battle of Azenha Bridge

Battle of Azenha Bridge
Part of the Ragamuffin War

The capture of the Azenha Bridge, by Augusto Luiz de Freitas
Date19 September 1835
Location
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Liberal rebels  Empire of Brazil
Commanders and leaders
Cabo Rocha [pt] Empire of Brazil J. Gordilho [pt] (WIA)
Strength
~34[1] 17[1]–20[2]
Casualties and losses
None[3] 7:[1][3]
2 killed
5 wounded

The Battle of Azenha Bridge (Portuguese: Combate da Ponte da Azenha) was the first battle of the Ragamuffin War, which took place on the night of the 19th to the 20th of September 1835. It gave way to the capture of Porto Alegre by the rebels on the following day.

  1. ^ a b c Donato 1987, p. 218.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :01 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Hartmann 2002, p. 97.