Cisplatine War

Medal for the Battles of Rincon de las Gallinas, Ituzaingo, and Sarandi 1825

On August 25, 1825, the Assembly of Florida declared the independence of the eastern province and its union with the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The city of Florida was founded on April 24, 1809 in honor of the Count of Floridablanca, the prime minister of the Spanish crown. It acquired the status of villa (town) before the Independence of Uruguay. On July 10, 1856, it became capital city of the department (province) and on April 19, 1894 its status was elevated to ciudad (city).



The Battle of Rincon de las Gallinas was the first military encounter between the revolutionary troops of the Oriental Militias and the Empire of Brazil’s Portuguese troops. It was fought on October 12, 1825, resulting in a decisive victory for the Orientals in the battles of Rincon de las Gallinas, Sarandi and Ituzaingo. The obverse features the Arms of Uruguay surmounted by the sun and circumscribed, ESTA ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY. The reverse is inscribed within a wreath, SARANDI YTUZAINGO RINCON DE LAS GALLINAS (the three battles associated with the revolt).

Medal and Escudos for the Victory at Ituzaingo 1827

On 20 February 1827 the Battle of Ituzaingo was fought, resulting in victory for the forces of the United Provinces, commanded by General Alvear. (Until that time Uruguay and Argentina were a single country). Also known as Batalha do Passo do Rosário (February 2, 1827), it was the largest military action in Brazilian territory. While it was a victory of the Republican Army over the Imperial Forces, in the context of the Brazilian War or The Cisplatina War, contradictions, misinterpretations and inaccuracies about the development of the battle remain the project of archaeological. There are several variants of the Victory Medal. The obverse of the bronze oval medal features a Swiss-type shield over a trophy of arms (flags, cannons and bullets) surmounted by a Phrygian cap. The center of the shield is inscribed FEBRERO 2, 1827. This is all circumscribed by, LA PATRIA A LOS VENCEDORES EN YTUZAINGO.




The Itzuaingo shield (escudo) of honor used by the Brigadier Miguel Estanislao Soler de Otárola (left) and the shield of honor currently used on the historic uniforms of the Florida Infantry Battalion No. 1 and light artillery battery Artillery No. 1, of the National Army.


Shields ((escudos) of honor currently worn on ceremonial historic uniforms by officers (gold thread) and troop of the Artillery Regiment 1, Brigadier General Tomás de Iriarte, and Parachute Infantry Regiment 2, General Balcarce and the Tank Cavalry Regiment 8, General Necochea Hunters.



Escudos for the Battle of Juncal 1827



The naval battle took place between a squadron of the newly independent United Provinces of the River Plate under command of William Brown and a squadron belonging to the Brazilian Empire, commanded by Sena Pereira. It spanned two days, from 8 to 9 February 1827, in the waters of the Rio de la Plata.

The two squadrons were initially of roughly equal strength, but because of superior command and control, and gunnery training, the Argentines scored a decisive victory. Of the 17 Brazilian vessels, 12, including the flagship and its admiral were captured and three were burnt. Not a single Argentine vessel was lost.

In the aftermath of the battle, the Third Division, the arm of the Brazilian fleet tasked with controlling the Uruguay River and thus disrupting communications with the Argentine army then operating in the Banda Oriental, was completely destroyed. The result was the biggest naval victory for Argentina in the Cisplatine War.

The escudos feature a ships cannon with arms behind and cannon balls and powder jugs above and anchor and surmounted by a sun burst. The design is circumscribed, GLORIA A LOS VENCEDORES EN LAS AGUAS DEL URUGUAY 9 DE FEBRERO 1827.


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