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Battle of Caaguazú

Battle of Caaguazú was a battle fought in 1841 in what is now Argentina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Argentine Civil Wars, which ran from 1814 to 1880. The recorded result: Unitarian Party victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 5,000.

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Fought1841
WhereArgentina29.200S, 58.083W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeUnitarian Party victory
BelligerentsArmy of Corrientes Province for the Unitarian PartyagainstFederal army
Part ofArgentine Civil Wars1814 to 1880

Where it sits in the Argentine Civil Wars

Battle of Cepeda, 1820Battle of Gamonal (1820), 1820Battle of Rincón de Valladares, 1827Battle of Navarro, 1828Battle of Las Vizcacheras, 1829Battle of Márquez Bridge, 1829Battle of La Tablada, 1829Battle of Oncativo, 1830Battle of Rodeo de Chacón, 1831Battle of Yeruá, 1839Battle of Chascomús, 1839Battle of Sauce Grande, 1840Battle of San Cala, 1841Battle of Angaco, 1841Battle of Famaillá, 1841Battle of Rodeo del Medio, 1841Battle of Caaguazú, 1841Battle of Laguna Limpia, 1846Battle of Pavón, 1861Battle of La Verde, 187418201874Battle of Caaguazú, 1841
21 placed engagements of the Argentine Civil Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1841 (year precision)
PlaceArgentina
29.200S, 58.083W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,0005,000
Commanders
  • Pascual Echagüe
Battle of CaaguazúBattle of CaaguazúSiege of UruguaianaBattle of YataySiege of UruguaianaBattle of YatayGoyaBella UniónSan LorenzoQuaraí100 km29.200S, 58.083W
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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Elsewhere in 1841

Battle of Caaguazú is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870603, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Caaguazú, revision 1370435721, 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.