Battle of Curupaity

Quando

22 de set. de 1866

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

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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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “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 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Mit dem Sieg in der Schlacht bei Curupaytí können die paraguayischen Truppen den Vormarsch der Alliierten verlangsamen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• Lopez12 de nov. de 1864 · Guerra entre Estados · Mortes 310.000