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Battle of Corrales

Battle of Corrales was a battle fought in 1866 at Corrientes Province, in what is now Argentina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Corrientes Province. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against 2,000.

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Fought1866
WhereCorrientes Province, Argentina28.660S, 57.630W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstArgentina; Uruguay
Casualties and losses609: 200 killed; 400 wounded; 9 capturedand402: 88 killed; 314 wounded
Part ofParaguayan WarCorrientes Campaign

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 Corrales, 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)
PlaceCorrientes Province, Argentina
28.660S, 57.630W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,5002,000
Casualties and losses609: 200 killed; 400 wounded; 9 captured402: 88 killed; 314 wounded
Commanders
  • Francisco Isidoro Resquín
  • Emilio Conesa
Battle of CorralesBattle of CorralesBattle of YataySiege of UruguaianaBattle of San BorjaBattle of RiachueloBattle of YataySiege of UruguaianaBattle of RiachueloGoyaMercedesSan Lorenzo100 km28.660S, 57.630W
Placed at Corrientes Province; 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 Corrales is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5722782, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pehuajó, revision 1370452991, 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.