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Battle of Boquerón

Battle of Boquerón was a battle fought in 1866 at Ñeembucú Department, in what is now Paraguay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ñeembucú Department. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 3 infantry battalions.

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Fought1866
WhereÑeembucú Department, Paraguay26.667S, 57.917W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsEmpire of Brazil; Argentina; UruguayagainstParaguay
Casualties and losses1,954: 285 killed; 1,631 wounded; 38 missingand2,000 casualties
Part ofParaguayan War1864 to 1870

Where it sits in the Paraguayan War

Mato Grosso Campaign, 1864Coimbra Fort Skirmish, 1864Battle of Corrientes, 1865Corrientes Campaign, 1865Invasion of Rio Grande do Sul, 1865Battle of Riachuelo, 1865Battle of Paso de Mercedes, 1865Battle of Paso de Cuevas, 1865Battle of Yatay, 1865Siege of Uruguaiana, 1865Battle of Corrales, 1866Humaitá Campaign, 1866Battle of Estero Bellaco, 1866Battle of Tuyutí, 1866Battle of Boquerón, 1866Battle of Curupaity, 1866Siege of Curupaiti, 1867Battle of Tatayibá, 1867Siege of Humaitá, 1867Second Battle of Tuyutí, 1867Battle of Lomas Valentinas, 1868Passage of Humaitá, 1868Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros, 1868Battle of Acayuazá, 1868Pikysyry Campaign, 1868Battle of Ytororó, 1868Pikysyry maneuver, 1868Campaign of the Hills, 1869Battle of Piribebuy, 1869Victoria de paraguay, 1869Battle of Cerro Corá, 187018641870Battle of Boquerón, 1866
31 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1866 (year precision)
to 1866
PlaceÑeembucú Department, Paraguay
26.667S, 57.917W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength3,0003 infantry battalions
Casualties and losses1,954: 285 killed; 1,631 wounded; 38 missing2,000 casualties
Commanders
  • Guilherme Xavier de Sousa
  • José Luís Mena Barreto
  • Vitorino José Carneiro Monteiro, Baron of São Borja
  • León de Pallejas
  • Elizardo Aquino
  • José María Bruguez
Battle of BoquerónBattle of BoquerónBattle of Estero BellacoPassage of HumaitáSiege of HumaitáBattle of CurupaityBattle of TuyutíBattle of Estero BellacoPassage of HumaitáBattle of TuyutíFormosaResistenciaVillarricaItáCaazapá100 km26.667S, 57.917W
Placed at Ñeembucú Department; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Boquerón is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Paraguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16489568, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boquerón (1866), revision 1374123259, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.