Lieutenant-colonel Bonifácio Isás Calderón, leading 400 militiamen, confronted an 891 men strong Argentine cavalry detachment in the vicinity of Pedras Altas.

The Argentine commander, Juan Lavalle, decided to flee and was pursued until the night.

Lavalle and captain Maciel, his second in command, were wounded while charging against the Brazilians.

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