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The Battle of Tuyutí was an engagement during the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It was fought on May 24, 1866, with the forces aligned as follows: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
[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.
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 ...
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)
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
Thanks to his performance in the battle, he was promoted to Colonel. Afterwards, as commander of the 1st Artillery Brigade, he continued to support allied forces in maneuvers such as the Passage of Humaitá and the Pikysyry maneuver , and battles such as Angostura , Ytororó , Avay , Lomas Valentinas , Piribebuy and Campo Grande .
After this, he was promoted to captain in 1844 and awarded the Order of the Rose as a Knight in 1847. He was also awarded the Knight of the Order of Aviz in 1849 and promoted to Major in 1852. He was then given command of the Bahia National Guard from 1854 to 1855 and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1859. [4]
The Second Battle of Tuyutí was fought on 3 November 1867 between the Paraguayan Army and a smaller allied Brazilian-Argentine force. The Paraguayans lost twice as many soldiers as the allies and were defeated.