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Conflict Americas

Conquest of the Desert

1878 CE – 1885 CE · 7 years

Argentina's military campaign to seize Patagonia and the Pampas from indigenous peoples. General Julio Argentino Roca's expedition killed or displaced thousands of Mapuche and Tehuelche, opening vast lands for settlement.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Argentine Republic
  • Mapuche & Tehuelche peoples

Key moments

Defining events in the Conquest of the Desert.

  1. 1879 Battle of Choele Choel
  2. 1879 Roca's Southern Expedition
  3. 1882-1885 Campaigns in Neuquén

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Events the timeline places between 1878 CE and 1885 CE.

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