12 Facts About Emilio Mitre

Emilio Mitre was an Argentine Lieutenant General who participated in the Paraguayan War.

Emilio Mitre was the brother of Bartolome Mitre and participated across the Uruguayan Civil War and the Argentine Civil Wars.

Emilio Mitre participated in the Battle of Arroyo Grande and retired with General Fructuoso Rivera to Montevideo.

Emilio Mitre joined the Ejercito Grande of Justo Jose de Urquiza at the end of 1851 and fought in the Battle of Caseros.

Emilio Mitre then returned to Buenos Aires and participated in the Revolution of 11 September 1852 which divided the country between the Argentine Confederation and the State of Buenos Aires and defended the city during the siege imposed by Federal General Hilario Lagos.

Emilio Mitre was placed in command of the Mercedes garrison, with the mission of preventing future federal invasions from Santa Fe from approaching the capital in the future.

Emilio Mitre fought in the Battle of Cepeda at the head of an infantry battalion, which was defeated by the superiority of the Federalist army.

Emilio Mitre participated in the Battle of Pavon, and his brother, the governor and later president Bartolome Mitre put him in command of the entire line of defense against the Native Americans in the Buenos Aires Province.

Emilio Mitre accompanied his brother on his return to Buenos Aires in 1867.

Emilio Mitre then commanded a force of 3,000 to 5,000 men at the Battle of Tuyuti, assisting General Wenceslao Paunero.

Emilio Mitre was replaced by General Juan Andres Gelly y Obes, who managed to defeat Lopez Jordan after many months of fighting.

Emilio Mitre was a national deputy between 1880 and 1884.