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Battle of Curupaity

Battle of Curupaity was a battle fought on 22 September 1866 at Curupaiti Fort, in what is now Paraguay. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 5,000; 49 cannons against 11,000 Brazilians; 9,000 Argentines; 8 ironclads and 3 gunboats.

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Battle of Curupaity, 24. september 1866. Pt: Soldados paraguaios em Curupaiti atirando de uma trincheira contra as tropas aliadas.
Battle of Curupaity, 24. september 1866. Pt: Soldados paraguaios em Curupaiti atirando de uma trincheira contra as tropas aliadas.. Unknown(Candido Lopez,w:en:Cándido López), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 September 1866
WhereCurupaiti Fort, Paraguay27.113S, 58.574W
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Casualties and losses92: 54 killed; 38 woundedand4,227: 2,225 Argentine casualties; 2,002 Brazilian casualties
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 Curupaity, 1866
24 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 September 1866
PlaceCurupaiti Fort, Paraguay
27.113S, 58.574W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength5,000; 49 cannons11,000 Brazilians; 9,000 Argentines; 8 ironclads and 3 gunboats
Casualties and losses92: 54 killed; 38 wounded4,227: 2,225 Argentine casualties; 2,002 Brazilian casualties
Commanders
  • José E. Díaz
Battle of CurupaityBattle of CurupaityPassage of HumaitáSiege of HumaitáBattle of TuyutíBattle of RiachueloBattle of Estero BellacoPassage of HumaitáBattle of TuyutíBattle of RiachueloFormosaSan LorenzoSan Juan Bautista100 km27.113S, 58.574W
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Battle of Curupaity 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 Q2305019, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Curupayty, revision 1376391209, 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.