The Battle of Boquerón was fought on 16 July 1866 and the Battle of Sauce on 18 July 1866, between an allied force of Uruguayans, Brazilians, and Argentines on one side and Paraguay on the other in th
Battle of Boquerón
Uruguayan soldiers at the funeral of colonel León de Pallejas, killed in action at the Battle of Boquerón
Attack of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Army Corps of Argentina, under the command of colonel Don Cesáreo Dominguez, on the Paraguayan trench of Boquerón de Piris (Battle of "Sauce" for the Paraguayans) – Picture of F. Fortuny
"The Battle of Boquerón, episode of the standard-bearer Dantas" by Modesto González
The Battle of Curuzú occurred between September 1 and 3, 1866 during the Paraguayan War. After the first Battle of Tuyutí, won by the Allies on 24 May 1866, an Allied council of war decided to use the
Battle of Boquerón (1866)
…wounded, and 54 missing, the Argentines had 201 killed, 421 wounded, the Uruguayans had 250 casualties, while the Paraguayans had 2,500 casualties. The Battle of Curuzú was soon to follow…
Taking of the trenches at Curuzú by the 2nd Army Corps commanded by the Baron of Porto Alegre
The Viscount of Porto Alegre leads the Brazilian forces in the Battle of Curuzú, 1866, by Victor Meirelles.