Revolution of the Lances
Revolutionary officers and soldiers under Timoteo Aparicio, 1871.
Revolutionary officers and soldiers under Timoteo Aparicio, 1871.
Date1870 - 1872
Location
Uruguay
Result Power-Sharing agreement reached.
Belligerents
Blanco Revolutionaries Colorado Government
Commanders and leaders
Timoteo Aparicio
Anacleto Medina		 Lorenzo Batlle
Enrique Castro
Units involved
Blanco Army Governmental Army

The Revolution of the Lances (Revolución de las Lanzas) occurred in Uruguay from September 12, 1870 to April 6, 1872.

Parties

Led by Timoteo Aparicio, leader of the National Party of Uruguay (the Blancos) and a former army officer, it was named after the tacuara, an improvised weapon used by South American militias, consisting of a knife tied to a stalk of cane similar to bamboos, resulting in a rudimentary lance.

Resolution

The series of events ended with a power-sharing agreement between the Blanco and the Colorado Parties.

The agreement in one form or another was to last until the early 20th century, when the Blanco forces were defeated at the Battle of Masoller in 1904.

Battles

See also


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