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Battle of Lomas Valentinas

Battle of Lomas Valentinas was a battle fought in 1868 at Lomas Valentinas Forts, in what is now Paraguay. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 19,415.

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Fought1868
WhereLomas Valentinas Forts, Paraguay25.591S, 57.517W
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
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 Lomas Valentinas, 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)
to 27 December 1868
PlaceLomas Valentinas Forts, Paraguay
25.591S, 57.517W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength10,00019,415
Casualties and losses3,000; 1,500 killed; 1,500 captured3,270: Argentina: 64 killed and 283 wounded; Brazil: 382 killed and 2,461 wounded; Uruguay: 80 casualties
Commanders
  • Luis Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
  • José Luís Mena Barreto
  • Joaquim de Andrade Neves, Baron of Triunfo
Battle of Lomas ValentinasBattle of Lomas ValentinasBattle of ParaguaríBattle of ParaguaríAsunciónFormosaItáRosarioAbaíCoronel OviedoVilla HayesSan Juan Bautista100 km25.591S, 57.517W
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Battle of Lomas Valentinas 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 Q5722546, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lomas Valentinas, revision 1373429216, 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.