Battle

Coimbra Fort Skirmish

27 Dec 1864 – 29 Dec 1864 · 19.92° S, 57.79° W

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When
27 Dec 1864 – 29 Dec 1864
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
19.92° S, 57.79° W
Description
1864 battle of the Paraguayan War

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Battle of Fort Coimbra

1864 battle of the Paraguayan War

The Battle of Fort Coimbra was the opening move of the Paraguayan War's Mato Grosso campaign. It was made of five infantry battalions and two dismounted cavalry regiments, totalling 3,200 men, with 12 rifled guns, a French-equipped rocket battery and the support of 11 warships, all under Colonel Vicente Barrios's command.

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