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Paraguayan forces defeat Manuel Belgrano at the Battle of Tacuarí.

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Manuel Belgrano

Argentine military leader, politician, and journalist (1767–1820)

Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano, was an Argentine public servant, economist, lawyer, politician, journalist, and military leader. He took part in the Argentine Wars of Independence and designed what became the flag of…
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Battle of Tacuarí

1811 battle during the Paraguay Campaign of the Argentine War of Independence

The Battle of Tacuarí was a battle in Southern Paraguay between revolutionary forces under the command of General Manuel Belgrano, member of the Primera Junta government of Argentina, and Paraguayan troops under colonel Manuel Atanasio Cabañas, at the time at the service of the…
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March 9

Day of the year

March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 297 days remain until the end of the year.
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