1866 in Argentina
Incumbents
- President: Bartolomé Mitre
- Vice President: Marcos Paz
Events
- January 31 – Paraguayan War: The Battle of Pehuajó takes place when about 1500 Paraguayan troops, commanded by General Francisco Isidoro Resquín and Lieutenant Celestino Prieto, engage in a surprise attack Argentinian and Uruguayan battalions with around 2000 men, led by General Emilio Conesa; the Paraguayans are successful and the joint Argentine-Uruguayan force suffers heavy casualties.[1]
- May 24 – Paraguayan War: First Battle of Tuyutí is an allied victory.[2]
- July 18 – Battle of Boquerón (1866)
- September 1–3 – Battle of Curuzú
- September 22 – Battle of Curupayty
Deaths
- February 15 – Juan Gregorio de las Heras, military leader (born 1780)
References
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