Desert Campaign (1833–1834)
| Desert Campaign | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Juan Manuel de Rosas during the campaign | |
| Location | |
| Planned by | Juan Manuel de Rosas |
| Objective | End malones and aid in territorial expansion |
| Date | 1833–1834 |
| Executed by | Juan Manuel de Rosas, Facundo Quiroga, Félix Aldao, Ruiz Huidobro |
| Outcome | Argentine victory |
| Casualties | 3,200 aboriginal people |
The Desert Campaign (1833–1834) was a military campaign in Argentina led by Juan Manuel de Rosas against the indigenous people of the southern Pampas and northern Patagonia. The campaign was later followed by the Conquest of the Desert, which took place in the 1870s and 1880s.