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civil War in Uruguay (1870-1872)
The Revolution of the Lances (Revolución de las Lanzas) occurred in Uruguay from September 12, 1870 to April 6, 1872.
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The Revolution of the Lances (Revolución de las Lanzas) occurred in Uruguay from September 12, 1870 to April 6, 1872.
Led by Timoteo Aparicio, leader of the National Party of Uruguay (the Blancos) and a former army officer. Begun two years earlier under the constitutional government of Lorenzo Batlle, 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.
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