What the records say
- When
- 16 Jul 1866 – 18 Jul 1866
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 26.67° S, 57.92° W
- Description
- 1866 part of the Paraguayan War
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Boquerón (1866)
Part of the Paraguayan War
The Battle of Boquerón was fought on 16 July 1866 and the Battle of Sauce on 18 July 1866, between an allied force of Uruguayans, Brazilians, and Argentines on one side and Paraguay on the other in the Paraguayan War. The Spanish-born Uruguayan officer León de Pallejas (1816–1866) and the Paraguayan officer Elizardo Aquino were killed in the battle.
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