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Battle of Monte Caseros
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Battle of Caseros
The
Battle of Caseros
was fought near the town of
Caseros
,
Buenos Aires Province
,
Argentina
, on 3 February 1852, between the Army of Buenos Aires commanded by
Juan Manuel de Rosas
and the Grand Army (
Ejército Grande
) led by
Justo José de Urquiza
. The forces of Urquiza,
caudillo
and governor of
Entre Ríos
, defeated Rosas, who fled to the
United Kingdom
. This defeat marked a sharp division in the
history of Argentina
. As provisional Director of the
Argentine Confederation
, Urquiza sponsored the creation of the
Constitution
in 1853, and became the first constitutional
President of Argentina
in 1854.
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