Battle of Paraguarí

Battle of Paraguarí
	Part of Paraguay campaign
	; Military operations in Paraguay (in Spanish)
Date	January 19, 1811
Location	Paraguarí, Paraguay
Result	Belgrano forced to withdraw southward.
Belligerents
Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata	Province of Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Belgrano	Bernardo de Velasco
Strength
1,000 soldiers	4,600 soldiers
Casualties and losses
120 prisoners, 10 deaths	16 prisoners, 30 deaths

The battle of Paraguarí took place on January 19, 1811, in Paraguarí, Paraguay, between the patriot army led by Manuel Belgrano and the Royalist army located in Paraguay led by Bernardo de Velasco. The battle would end with a Paraguayan victory; but it boosted confidence in the local population to declare themselves independent from both Buenos Aires patriots and royalists months later.

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