Battle of Curupayty
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The Battle of Curupayty was a significant 1866 engagement of the Paraguayan War in which Paraguayan forces inflicted a major defeat on the Triple Alliance, halting their advance for months.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de Curupayty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argentine Republic
NERFINISHED
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Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Republic of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Allied invasion of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesParaguay | hundreds killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesTripleAlliance | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Bartolomé Mitre
NERFINISHED
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José E. Díaz NERFINISHED ⓘ Manuel Luís Osório NERFINISHED ⓘ Polidoro da Fonseca Quintanilha Jordão NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
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Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1866-09-22 ⓘ |
| followedBy | prolonged stalemate in the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthworks ⓘ |
| front | southern front of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Río de la Plata region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
boosted Paraguayan morale
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delayed Allied offensive operations ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Paraguay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Curupayty
NERFINISHED
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Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | major defeat for the Triple Alliance ⓘ |
| partOf | Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Curuzú NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Paraguayan victory ⓘ |
| riverineAspect | operations along the Paraguay River ⓘ |
| significance |
halted Triple Alliance advance for months
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one of the worst defeats suffered by the Triple Alliance in the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Brazilian naval bombardment for the Triple Alliance ⓘ |
| tactics |
Paraguayan defensive fortifications
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use of trenches and earthworks by Paraguayan forces ⓘ |
| theater | South American theater of war ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | trench warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1866 ⓘ |
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