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. Warships successfully pass.;
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 (3 frigates,3 corvettes, 5 gunboats and 1 transport) with 60 cannons; 1 ship gunboat.	3,000 soldiers; 36 cannons
Casualties and losses
59 killed	unknown

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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[]

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

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