Battle of Lomas Valentinas
The Battle of Lomas Valentinas (also known as the Battle of Itá Ybaté) was fought in the Central Department of Paraguay on December 21–27, 1868. The Paraguayan Army, led personally by president Francisco Solano López, was decisively defeated, though López managed to escape. On 30 December 1868, the Paraguayan garrison at Angostura, with 1,907 men, surrendered to the Allies.: 95–99
| Battle of Lomas Valentinas | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
The Marquess of Caxias leading the troops in Lomas Valentinas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Paraguay |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Solano López | Marquess of Caxias | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| over 3,000: 95 | 19,415: 95 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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3,000: 98 1,500 killed 1,500 captured |
3,270:: 97–98 Argentina: 64 killed and 283 wounded Brazil: 382 killed and 2,461 wounded Uruguay: 80 casualties | ||||||
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