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[1]: 94 The result of the battle was an Allied victory, which added to the Paraguayan troubles after the loss of its fleet in the Battle of Riachuelo. This battle is particularly important in Brazil, being nicknamed "A Batalha dos Patronos" (The Battle of the Patrons) since the Army's patrons of the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery fought in it.
The Battle of Tuyutí, by Cándido López. On 24 May 1866, the battle of Tuyutí took place. With the allied army setting camp in the potrero of Tuyutí, López responded with a combined attack with most of his available troops, divided into four columns. The plan could have succeeded in conditions of numerical superiority, but the Paraguayan ...
Paraguayan War; From top, left to right: the Battle of Riachuelo (1865), the Battle of Tuyutí (1866), the Battle of Curupayty (1866), the Battle of Avay (1868), the Battle of Lomas Valentinas (1868), the Battle of Acosta Ñu (1869), the Palacio de los López during the occupation of Asunción (1869), and Paraguayan war prisoners (c. 1870)
Battle of the Riachuelo – 11 June 1865; Battle of Paso de Mercedes - 11 August 1865; Battle of Paso de Cuevas - 12 August 1865; Battle of Yatay – 17 August 1865; Battle of Pehuajó or Corrales or Itati - 31 January 1866; Battle of Estero Bellaco – 2 May 1866; Battle of Tuyutí or Tuiutí – 24 May 1866; Siege of Uruguaiana or Uruguayana ...
May 24 - First Battle of Tuyutí: Paraguayan troops make a surprise attack on allied forces in a swampy area of savannah. The result is a massive defeat for Paraguay. [2] September 1–3 - Battle of Curuzú: Brazil's battleships Bahia, Barroso, Lima Barros, Rio de Janeiro and Tamandaré go into action against Paraguay.
The smaller Second Battle of Tuyutí was also fought there. The ground is sandy, surrounded by flooded terrain, with rocks with more than 2 meters high. The land where the encampment stood was a small space of 4 by 2.4 km without maneuver space. [2] In the south is the marsh Bellaco and, to the west, the lake Piris.
1944-02-29 – 1944-03-25 Admiralty Islands campaign; 1944-04-22 – 1945-08-15 Western New Guinea campaign; Madagascar Campaign. 1942-05-05 – 1942-11-06 Battle of Madagascar; Aleutian Islands Campaign. 1942-06-06 – 1943-08-15 Battle of the Aleutian Islands; 1942-06-07 – 1943-08-15 Battle of Kiska; 1943-03-26 – Battle of the Komandorski ...
January 31 – Paraguayan War: The Battle of Pehuajó takes place when about 1500 Paraguayan troops, commanded by General Francisco Isidoro Resquín and Lieutenant Celestino Prieto, engage in a surprise attack Argentinian and Uruguayan battalions with around 2000 men, led by General Emilio Conesa; the Paraguayans are successful and the joint Argentine-Uruguayan force suffers heavy casualties.