Battle of Riachuelo

When

11 Jun 1865

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

27.56° S, 58.84° W

Description

1865 naval battle

Naval

yes

1865 battle of the Paraguayan War

The Battle of Riachuelo was a large and decisive naval battle of the Paraguayan War between Paraguay and the Empire of Brazil. By late 1864, Paraguay had scored a series of victories in the war, but on 11 June 1865, its naval defeat by the Brazilians on the Paraná River began to turn the tide in favor of the allies.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht auf dem Riachuelo vernichtet die brasilianische Marine die paraguayische Flotte nahezu vollständig”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Lopez12 Nov 1864 · Interstate war · Deaths 310,000