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Battle of Piribebuy

Battle of Piribebuy was a battle fought in 1869 at Piribebuy, in what is now Paraguay. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Piribebuy. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Brazilian victory. Recorded strength: 1,600 men; 12 guns against 20,090 men; 47 guns.

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Esboço Memorial da Praça de Piribebuy. Atacada e tomada a viva força a 12 de agosto de 1869. Desenhado pelo Coronel Conrado Maria da Silva Bitancourt e obisequosamente offerecido pelo Marechal de Exér
Esboço Memorial da Praça de Piribebuy. Atacada e tomada a viva força a 12 de agosto de 1869. Desenhado pelo Coronel Conrado Maria da Silva Bitancourt e obisequosamente offerecido pelo Marechal de Exér. Coronel Conrado Maria da Silva Betancourt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1869
WherePiribebuy, Paraguay25.479S, 57.050W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBrazilian victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil
Casualties and losses1,600: 730 killed; 700 wounded; 170 capturedand610: 68 killed; 542 wounded
Part ofParaguayan WarCampaign of the Hills

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 Piribebuy, 1869
31 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1869 (year precision)
PlacePiribebuy, Paraguay
25.479S, 57.050W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,600 men; 12 guns20,090 men; 47 guns
Casualties and losses1,600: 730 killed; 700 wounded; 170 captured610: 68 killed; 542 wounded
Commanders
Battle of PiribebuyBattle of PiribebuyBattle of ParaguaríBattle of Lomas ValentinasBattle of ParaguaríAsunciónFormosaVillarricaItáRosarioAbaíVilla HayesSan Juan Bautista100 km25.479S, 57.050W
Placed at Piribebuy; 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 Piribebuy 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 Q5722798, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Piribebuy, revision 1379996249, 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.