Battle of Paso de Cuevas

Part of the Paraguayan War

Battle of Cuevas after the Battle of Riachuelo, Aug. 12, 1865 (José Murature).

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
34 cannons

Casualties and losses

24 killed, 42 wounded

unknown

Paraguayan War

Mato Grosso Corrientes Riachuelo Mercedes Paso de Cuevas Yatay Uruguaiana Corrales Estero Bellaco Yataytí Corá 1st Tuyutí Boquerón Sauce Curuzú Curupayty Potrero Obella Laguna Tatayibá Humaitá Passage 2nd Tuyutí Acayuazá Pikysyry Ytororó Avay Lomas Valentinas Angostura Asunción Cordilleras Piribebuy Acosta Ñu Cerro Corá

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

Following losses after the Battle of Riachuelo, and running the gauntlet set up by Bruguez at Bella Vista in the Battle of Paso de Mercedes the day before, the allied fleet advanced down the River Parana, not wanting to be cut off from its supply base.^[1]^:36 However, the pass at Cuevas was once again manned by 3000 of Bruguez's men with 34 guns. Barroso suffered 24 dead and 42 wounded.^[2]^:779

This was the last operation of naval combat Argentine Navy at war with foreign nations to the Falklands War.

References

↑ Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Nottingham: Foundry Books, ISBN 1901543153
↑ Jaques, T., 2007, Dictionary of Battles and Sieges:P-Z, Westport: Greenwood Press, ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5

Additional Reading

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guerra del Paraguay.

Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Argentina (ARA).
Historia y Arqueología Marítima
Maniobras y términos navales
Navíos de Guerra, en naval.com.br , en portugués
Sitio oficial de la Armada del Brasil, en portugués
La Artillería Paraguaya en la Guerra contra la Triple Alianza.

Gallery

A. L. von Hoonholtz, commander of the gunboat Araguary, passing the battery of Cuevas and drawing it.
The 1st Lt. Fortunato Foster Vidal, secretary of the Captain at sea Alvim, seeing the helm of the corvette Reberibe unusable by a bullet of paraguayas batteries, run to repair the demage; and under live fire, gives direction to the ship.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 31, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.