| Battle of Estero Bellaco | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Paraguay | Argentina Empire of Brazil Uruguay |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Colonel José E. Diaz | General Flores and Marshal Osorio | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 to 6,000 men | At least 5 battalions of infantry, 1 battery of rifled artillery and the 6th division of the Allied army | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 killed 2,500 wounded 300 prisoner |
1,200 killed 1,500 wounded |
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The Battle of Estero Bellaco was one of the bloodiest battles of the War of the Triple Alliance (1865–1870), with the Republic of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay banded together against the Paraguayan government of Marshal Francisco Solano López.
This battle took place on May 2, 1866. The Paraguayan army lost 2000 men and 300 were taken prisoner by the troops of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.
This estuary is located in the Ñeembucú Department, Paraguay, bordering the river of the same name.
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