Battle of Curupaity

Quand

22 sept. 1866

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

27.11° S, 58.57° W

Description

1866 battle of the Paraguayan War

Battle of the Paraguayan War

The Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the Paraguayan War. On the morning on 22 September 1866, the joint force of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan armies attacked Paraguayan fortified trenches on Curupayty. The Paraguayans were led by general José Eduvigis Díaz. This position was held by 5,000 men and 49 cannons, some of them in hidden places out of the attackers view.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Paraguay successfully defends Curupayty against the Triple Alliance in the Paraguayan War, killing more than 5,000 while sustaining just about 50 casualties »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Mit dem Sieg in der Schlacht bei Curupaytí können die paraguayischen Truppen den Vormarsch der Alliierten verlangsamen »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source

• Lopez12 nov. 1864 · Guerre interétatique · Morts 310 000