Revolution of the Lances

Civil War in Uruguay (1870-1872)

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Revolutionary officers and soldiers under Timoteo Aparicio, 1871.

Date	1870 - 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

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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.