Battle of Itapirú
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Battle of Itapirú | |||||||
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Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
File:Bataille d’Itapiru (17 de avril), gagnée par les brésiliens, sous les ordres du maréchal de camp Osorio. - D'après les croquis de nos correspondants spéciaux.jpg The Battle of Itapirú, won by the Brazilians, under the command of Marshal Osório | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Empire of Brazil Manuel Luís Osório | Paraguay Col. Basílio Benitez | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 soldiers | 4,000 soldiers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
337 casualties | 500 casualties |
The Battle of Itapirú took place during the Paraguayan War on April 17, 1866, after Brazil's capture of Purutué Bank a week earlier. The battle marked the beginning of the Triple Alliance's invasion of Paraguay.
The Battle
On April 16, the Itapirú fort was heavily bombed by the Imperial Navy while 10,000 troops from the Imperial Army crossed the Paraná River, and the next day, the confrontation with 4,000 Paraguayans took place under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Benítez, resulting in their withdrawal to Itapirú. The battle resulted in about 500 casualties on the Paraguayan side and 337 on the Brazilian side. Faced with the concentration of Brazilian troops that began the invasion of Paraguayan territory, Francisco Solano López ordered the fortification abandoned, allowing Brazilian troops to occupy it on April 18.[1]
References
- ↑ Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras [Dictionary of Brazilian Battles] (2a. rev., ampliada e atualizada ed.). São Paulo: Instituição Brasileira de Difusão Cultural. ISBN 85-348-0034-0. OCLC 36768251.
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