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Battle of Paso de Cuevas

Battle of Paso de Cuevas
Part of the Paraguayan War
Date August 12, 1865 Location Corrientes Province, Argentina Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Argentina Argentine Navy Empire of Brazil Imperial Navy	Paraguay Paraguayan Army
Commanders and leaders
José Murature Francisco Manuel Barroso da Silva	José María Bruguez
Strength
12 ships with 60 cannons 1 ship	3,000 soldiers 36 cannons
Casualties and losses
59 killed	unknown

The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on August 12, 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.

He delivered the August 12, 1865 between the Argentine-Brazilian allied fleet and the Paraguayan invasion forces off the coast of the province of Corrientes, was the last operation of naval combat Argentine Navy at war with foreign nations to the Falklands War.

Bibliography

Bibliografía

• Theotonio Meirelles Da Silva, Historia Naval Brazileira, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008.

External Links

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