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Second Battle of Tuyutí

Second Battle of Tuyutí was a battle fought in 1867 at Tuyutí, in what is now Paraguay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tuyutí. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Allied victory; Paraguayan attack repelled. Recorded strength: 8,000–9,000 men against ~4,500 men; 3,000 Brazilians; 712 Argentines; 800 later reinforcements.

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Planta do territorio occupado pelo exercito alliado de 10 de Abril a Julho 1866 levantada pela Commissão d'Engenhos. do 1º Corpo do Exercito Brasileiro.
Planta do territorio occupado pelo exercito alliado de 10 de Abril a Julho 1866 levantada pela Commissão d'Engenhos. do 1º Corpo do Exercito Brasileiro.. E. C. Jourdan (1838-1900), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1867
WhereTuyutí, Paraguay27.204S, 58.548W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory; Paraguayan attack repelled.
BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil; Argentina
Casualties and losses2,889: 2,734 killed; 155 capturedand544: 294 killed; ~250 captured
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, 187018651870Second Battle of Tuyutí, 1867
24 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1867 (year precision)
PlaceTuyutí, Paraguay
27.204S, 58.548W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength8,000–9,000 men~4,500 men; 3,000 Brazilians; 712 Argentines; 800 later reinforcements
Casualties and losses2,889: 2,734 killed; 155 captured544: 294 killed; ~250 captured
Commanders
  • Vicente Barrios
  • Manuel Marques de Sousa, Count of Porto Alegre
Second Battle of TuyutíSecond Battle of TuyutíBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaityPassage of HumaitáSiege of HumaitáBattle of RiachueloBattle of TuyutíPassage of HumaitáBattle of RiachueloFormosaSan LorenzoSan Juan Bautista100 km27.204S, 58.548W
Placed at Tuyutí; 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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Second Battle of Tuyutí 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 Q5723098, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Tuyutí, revision 1370736691, 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.