Battle of Curupaity
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| Battle of Curupayty | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguay War | |||||||
 Paraguayan soldiers in Curupaity shooting the enemy troops. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Paraguay |
 Uruguay, Argentina,.svg){kind=small} Empire of Brazil |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| José E. Díaz | Bartolomé Mitre, Tamandaré (Navy) |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 92 killed | 4,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Curupaity happened between the joint force (composed of Empire of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) and Paraguay during the War of the Triple Alliance on September 22, 1866.
