Episode 2 of 2

Flight to Paraguay

When
September 1820
Where
Paraguay
Part of
José Gervasio Artigas flees to Paraguay

Artigas withdrew to Paraguay in September 1820 due to lack of resources and men, ending his active military campaigns in the Banda Oriental.

Following defeats in the Banda Oriental, Artigas moved to Salto Chico in Entre Ríos. Without resources and men, he withdrew to Paraguay in September 1820. This flight marked the end of his active leadership in Uruguay and the start of his exile under the protection of the Paraguayan dictator.

Sources

  1. José Gervasio Artigas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-28

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