battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Paraguarí

Name: Battle of Paraguarí
Start: 1811-01-19
Location: Paraguarí, Argentina

Battle of Paraguarí was a battle fought on 19 January 1811 at Paraguarí, in what is now Argentina. It was part of the Paraguay campaign, which ran from 1810 to 1811. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory; Belgrano forced to withdraw southward. Recorded strength: 1,000 soldiers against 4,600 soldiers.

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Fought19 January 1811

WhereParaguarí, Argentina25.633S, 57.150W

OutcomeParaguayan victory; Belgrano forced to withdraw southward

BelligerentsProvinces of the Río de la PlataagainstIntendency of Paraguay

Casualties and losses120 prisoners, 10 deathsand16 prisoners, 30 deaths

Part ofParaguay campaign1810 to 1811

Record

Date	19 January 1811
Place	Paraguarí, Argentina 25.633S, 57.150W
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	1,000 soldiers	4,600 soldiers
Casualties and losses	120 prisoners, 10 deaths	16 prisoners, 30 deaths
Commanders	Manuel Belgrano	Bernardo de Velasco

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lomas Valentinas 1868, 37 km W
Battle of Estero Bellaco 1866, 187 km SW
Passage of Humaitá 1868, 209 km SW
Siege of Humaitá 1867, 209 km SW
Battle of Curupaity 1866, 217 km SW

Elsewhere in 1811

Battle of Paraguarí 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 Q4871986, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Paraguarí, revision 1372621560, 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.