Atlas of Battles

country, 30 engagements

Battles in Paraguay

30 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Paraguay: 24 battles, 1 siege, 2 naval actions and 3 campaigns between 1855 and 1935. The wars with most engagements here: Paraguayan War (18), Chaco War (7).

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Humaitá CampaignBattle of BoquerónSiege of CurupaitiBattle of TatayibáSiege of HumaitáSecond Battle of TuyutíBattle of AcayuazáPikysyry CampaignCampaign of the HillsBattle of PiribebuyBattle of BoquerónBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaBattle of Campo JordánSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of GondraBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of El CarmenBattle of YrendagüéBattle of YbybobóBattle of Ingavi (1935)Battle of Estero BellacoBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaityBattle of Lomas ValentinasPassage of HumaitáBattle of YtororóVictoria de paraguayBattle of Cerro CoráBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of TuyutíBattle of CurupaityBattle of Lomas ValentinasPassage of HumaitáBattle of YtororóVictoria de paraguayBattle of Cerro CoráCampo GrandeTucumánSaltaPonta GrossaTarija500 km23.561S, 59.615W
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1850s: 1 engagements1860s: 17 engagements17 in 1860s1870s: 1 engagements1930s: 11 engagements1850s1930s
30 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1855Water Witch incidentParaná River
1866Humaitá CampaignÑeembucú DepartmentParaguayan War
2 May 1866Battle of Estero BellacoÑeembucú DepartmentParaguayan War
24 May 1866Battle of TuyutíTuyutíParaguayan War
1866Battle of BoquerónÑeembucú DepartmentParaguayan War
22 September 1866Battle of CurupaityCurupaiti FortParaguayan War
1867Siege of CurupaitiCurupaiti FortParaguayan War
1867Battle of TatayibáHumaitá FortressParaguayan War
2 November 1867Siege of HumaitáHumaitáParaguayan War
1867Second Battle of TuyutíTuyutíParaguayan War
1868Battle of Lomas ValentinasLomas Valentinas FortsParaguayan War
19 February 1868Passage of HumaitáHumaitáParaguayan War
1868Battle of AcayuazáChacoParaguayan War
1868Pikysyry CampaignCentral DepartmentParaguayan War
1868Battle of YtororóYtororó streamParaguayan War
1869Campaign of the HillsParaguayParaguayan War
1869Battle of PiribebuyPiribebuyParaguayan War
1869Victoria de paraguayEusebio AyalaParaguayan War
1 March 1870Battle of Cerro CoráCerro Cora National ParkParaguayan War
1932Battle of BoquerónGran ChacoChaco War
7 November 1932Battle of Kilometer 7Gran Chaco
20 January 1933First Battle of NanawaGran ChacoChaco War
1933Battle of Campo JordánGran ChacoChaco War
4 July 1933Second Battle of NanawaGran ChacoChaco War
11 July 1933Battle of GondraGran ChacoChaco War
30 August 1933Battle of Campo GrandeGran ChacoChaco War
10 November 1934Battle of El Carmen
5 December 1934Battle of Yrendagüé
28 December 1934Battle of Ybybobó
8 June 1935Battle of Ingavi (1935)Chaco War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.