Battle of Paso de Patria

Battle of Paso de Patria
	Part of the Paraguayan War
	; The Imperial Fleet bombards the Itapiru Fort.
Date	April 16, 1866
Location	Paso de Patria, Paraguay
Result	Triple Alliance victory
Belligerents
Paraguay Paraguayan Army;	Empire of Brazil Imperial Army; Imperial Navy Marine Corps; ; Uruguay; Argentina
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Joaquim M. Lisboa; Manuel Luís Osório
Strength
Unknown	More than 10,000 soldiers ; 17 warships
Casualties and losses
Probably high	Unknown

The Battle of Paso de Patria was a battle of the Paraguayan War, which took place between April 16 to 23, 1866, on the banks of the Paraná River, in the then fortified position in Paso de Patria, in which the Empire of Brazil emerged victorious. It took place simultaneously with the Battle of Itapirú, during the so-called "crossing of the Paraná River".

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