Battle

Siege of Curupaiti

15 Aug 1867 · 27.11° S, 58.57° W

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When
15 Aug 1867
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
27.11° S, 58.57° W
Description
1867 battle of the Paraguayan War
Naval
yes

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Passage of Curupayty (1867)

Part of the Paraguayan War

The passage of Curupayty was an allied naval operation carried out on 15 August 1867, in the context of the Paraguayan War, which aimed to force the passage of Brazilian battleships against the defensive fortifications installed in the Curupayty fort on the banks of the Paraguay river.

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