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Battle of Tuyutí

Battle of Tuyutí was a battle fought on 24 May 1866 at Tuyutí, in what is now Paraguay. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Allied victory; Paraguayan attack repelled. Recorded strength: 26,000 soldiers against 35,000; 22,000 Brazilians; 11,800 Argentines; 1,200 Uruguayans.

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Trench with Uruguayan soldiers from the 24 April Batallion at Tuyutí preparing for the assault of the kangaroo forces. . Albumen print, 1866.
Trench with Uruguayan soldiers from the 24 April Batallion at Tuyutí preparing for the assault of the kangaroo forces. . Albumen print, 1866.. Bate y cia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 May 1866
WhereTuyutí, Paraguay27.204S, 58.548W
OutcomeAllied victory; Paraguayan attack repelled
BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil; Argentina; Uruguay
Casualties and losses13,000: 6,000 killed; 7,000 woundedand4,248: 996 killed; 3,232 wounded
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 Tuyutí, 1866
24 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 May 1866
PlaceTuyutí, Paraguay
27.204S, 58.548W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength26,000 soldiers35,000; 22,000 Brazilians; 11,800 Argentines; 1,200 Uruguayans
Casualties and losses13,000: 6,000 killed; 7,000 wounded4,248: 996 killed; 3,232 wounded
Commanders
  • José E. Díaz
  • Francisco Isidoro Resquín
  • Vicente Barrios
  • Hilario Marcó
  • José María Bruguez
Battle of TuyutíBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaityPassage of HumaitáSiege of HumaitáBattle of RiachueloBattle of Estero BellacoPassage of HumaitáBattle of RiachueloFormosaResistenciaSan LorenzoSan Juan Bautista100 km27.204S, 58.548W
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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 Q3307845, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tuyutí, revision 1372184235, 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.