Battle of Butuí

Battle of Butuí
Part of the Paraguayan War
File:GUERRE DE L'AMÉRIQUE DU SUD. - COMBAT D'ESTANCIA D'ASSUMPÇAM, PRÈS DU BOTUHY, le 26 juin 1865, entre une division paraguayenne et deux brigades brésiliennes de l'armée de Rio Grande du Sud.jpg Combat of Butuí, fought on June 26, 1865 between a Paraguayan division and two Brazilian brigades
Date June 26, 1865 Location Itaqui, Brazil Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil File:CoA Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg Imperial Army	Paraguay File:Coat of arms of Paraguay.svg Paraguayan Army
Commanders and leaders
Antônio F. Lima	Major José Lopez
Strength
2,000 soldiers	500 soldiers
Casualties and losses
115 dead	236 dead

The Battle of Butuí took place on June 26, 1865 in the Butuí or M'Butuí stream between the municipalities of São Borja and Itaqui in Rio Grande do Sul during the Paraguayan War.

The battle

The advance of Lieutenant-Colonel Estigarribia's troops was constantly hampered by the incursions of Brazilian detachments on their way to Uruguaiana, especially São Borja and Itaqui. On June 26, a Paraguayan column of 500 men under the command of Major José Lopez and 2,000 soldiers of the Brazilian National Guard, under the command of Colonel Fernandes Lima initially engaged in skirmishes. The battle resulted in 236 Paraguayan casualties and 115 on the Brazilian side. With a numerical superiority of 4 to 1, the Brazilians defeated the Paraguayans and they retreated to the main division of Lieutenant-Colonel Estigarribia.