The Battle of Passo Fundo was a military engagement fought between forces of the First Brazilian Republic and various military units affiliated with the Federalist Revolution.[2] The battle, which was fought on 27 June 1894 along the Passo Fundo River (in the state of Rio Grande do Sul),[3] was the largest battle of the Federalist Revolution. It ended in a victory for the Brazilian Republic.[4][5]

Battle of Passo Fundo
Part of the Federalist Revolution
Date27 June 1894
Location
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Brazil Brazil Federalist rebels

Supported by:
Uruguayan volunteers
Commanders and leaders
Pinheiro Machado Gumercindo Saraiva
Strength
4,000[1] 3,200[1]
Casualties and losses
237[1]
60-240 killed[2]
177 wounded
250[1]
100-400 killed[2]
150 wounded
300 captured

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  1. ^ a b c d Donato 1987, p. 383.
  2. ^ a b c Dixon & Sarkees 2015, p. 179.
  3. ^ Little 1900, p. 560.
  4. ^ Clodfelter, Micheal (2017-05-09). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492-2015, 4th ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786474707.
  5. ^ Chasteen, John Charles (1995). Heroes on Horseback: A Life and Times of the Last Gaucho Caudillos. UNM Press. ISBN 9780826315984.

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