What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1867
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 17.90° S, 57.46° W
- Naval
- yes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Alegre
The Battle of Alegre was a naval battle of the Paraguayan War fought on July 11, 1867, near the city of Corumbá, on the São Lourenço River, present-day Mato Grosso do Sul, between Brazilians and Paraguayans. During the supply of meat, "carnage", for the troops that were there, coming from the resumption of Corumbá, a small squad of Paraguayan vapors had gone up the river in pursuit of the Brazilians, after the first…
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