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Battle of Acayuazá

Battle of Acayuazá was a battle fought in 1868 in what is now Paraguay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 500 soldiers against 1,500 soldiers (Argentines and Brazilians).

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El Teniente Coronel Gaspar Campos, jefe del Batallón "Cazadores de la Rioja", sorprendido en Acayuazú, salva la bandera de su batallón, arrojándola al Río Paraguay, de cuyas aguas fué recogida por un
El Teniente Coronel Gaspar Campos, jefe del Batallón "Cazadores de la Rioja", sorprendido en Acayuazú, salva la bandera de su batallón, arrojándola al Río Paraguay, de cuyas aguas fué recogida por un . Francisco Fortuny, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1868
WhereParaguay22.106S, 59.257W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstArgentina; Empire of Brazil
Casualties and losses100 casualtiesand400 dead (all Argentinians)
Part ofParaguayan War1864 to 1870

Where it sits in the Paraguayan War

Battle of Corrientes, 1865Invasion of Rio Grande do Sul, 1865Battle of Riachuelo, 1865Battle of Paso de Mercedes, 1865Battle of Paso de Cuevas, 1865Battle of Yatay, 1865Siege of Uruguaiana, 1865Battle of Corrales, 1866Battle of Estero Bellaco, 1866Battle of Tuyutí, 1866Battle of Boquerón, 1866Battle of Curupaity, 1866Siege of Curupaiti, 1867Siege of Humaitá, 1867Second Battle of Tuyutí, 1867Battle of Lomas Valentinas, 1868Passage of Humaitá, 1868Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros, 1868Battle of Acayuazá, 1868Battle of Ytororó, 1868Pikysyry maneuver, 1868Battle of Piribebuy, 1869Victoria de paraguay, 1869Battle of Cerro Corá, 187018651870Battle of Acayuazá, 1868
24 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1868 (year precision)
PlaceParaguay
22.106S, 59.257W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength500 soldiers1,500 soldiers (Argentines and Brazilians)
Casualties and losses100 casualties400 dead (all Argentinians)
Commanders
  • Miguel Martínez de Hoz
Battle of AcayuazáBattle of AcayuazáBattle of BoquerónBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of GondraFecho dos Morros Island incidentBattle of BoquerónBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of GondraFecho dos Morros Island incidentFiladelfiaLa VictoriaFuerte OlimpoPuerto PinascoMariscal Estigarribia100 km22.106S, 59.257W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Acayuazá is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Paraguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5778559, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Acayuazá, revision 1370430872, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.