Battle of Yatay

In the Paraguayan War, the Battle of Yatay was fought on August 17, 1865, between the troops of the Triple Alliance (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) and the soldiers of Paraguay near Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina.

Battle of Yatay
Part of the Paraguayan War
DateAugust 17, 1865
Location
Yatay creek, banks of the Uruguay River
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
  Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
  • Wenceslao Paunero
  • Venancio Flores
  • Joaquim Nelly
 Pedro Duarte 
Strength
8,390-10,550
  • 4,500 Argentines
  • 2,440 Uruguayans
  • 1,450 Brazilians
32 cannons		 3,200: 39 
Casualties and losses
707:
  • 147 killed
  • 560 wounded
3,200:
  • 1,700 killed
  • 300 wounded
  • 1,200 captured

The Battle of Yatay was the first major land battle of the Paraguayan War, and most important of the war's second phase.

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