Acre War
Border conflict between Bolivia and the First Brazilian Republic from 1899 to 1903 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Acre War, known in Brazil as Acrean Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução Acreana) and in Spanish as Guerra del Acre ("War of the Acre") was a border conflict between Bolivia and Brazil over the Acre Region, which was rich in rubber and gold deposits. The conflict had two phases between 1899 and 1903 and ended with an Acrean victory and the subsequent Treaty of Petrópolis, which ceded Acre to Brazil. The outcome also affected territories disputed with Peru.
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Acre War ( Acreian Revolution ) | |||||||
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Memorial of the centenary of the Acrean Revolution in Rio Branco, capital of Acre | |||||||
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Bolivia Supported by: United States |
Republic of Acre Supported by: Brazil | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
José Manuel Pando Federico Román Nicolás Callaú Bruno Racua |
Gálvez Rodríguez Plácido de Castro Campos Sales Rodrigues Alves | ||||||
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Bolivian Army Columna Porvenir (militia) |
Acrean tappers Civil militia Support: Brazilian Army | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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