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General Conesa, with a very intrepid action, almost ambushed with full surprise a battalion led by lieutenant
Celestino Prieto, with 250 men. But the noisy swamp and the Argentine troops singing wrecked the surprise and the Paraguayans fled under heavy fire. After this, general Resquin ordered
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commander Diaz, Viveros and Prieto to place their troops in strategic positions around the swamps for ambushing and launch counterattacks on the allied armies. 200 men under command of Diaz took the center, while 700 men of
Viveros and Prieto were placed in the flanks.
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Bartolomé Mitre praised the courage of the Argentine soldiers (including among the deaths Juan Serrano and Bernabé Márquez) but recommended for the next time to his troops to be "in future combats, less prodigious of their generous flame and fiery courage".
879:(December 1864 - January 1865) Paraguay declared war on Brazil because of the Treaty both Brazil and Paraguay signed for "defending the Uruguayan independence" (though the validity of that treaty is still controversial) and for protecting the allied Uruguayan
966:, but further organized into three units. The first, under the command of Celestino Prieto headed for Corrales, the second under lieutenant Saturnino Viveros headed for the fort of Itapirú, while the third was held in reserve.
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Paraguayans, Lopez's troops never again attempted a similar assault against the Allied Army. The Paraguayans embarked on their boats on the night of 1 February, returning to Itapirú.
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Treaty of Benito Varela and Pedro
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President Mitre ordered Conesa to recapture
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The
Fortress of Itapirú eventually fell on 5 April 1866. The Argentine city of Pehuajó is named in honour of its founder, Dardo Rocha, veteran who fought this battle.
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1126:History of Corrientes Province
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923:surrendering with 10,000 men
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132:Commanders and leaders
1096:1866 in South America
192:Casualties and losses
875:After the Brazilian
852:on 31 January 1866.
791:Caguijuru–Caraguataí
707:Cordilleras campaign
289:Fort Novo de Coimbra
268:Mato Grosso campaign
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946:Fortress of Itapirú
900:Corrientes campaign
352:Corrientes campaign
60:Corrientes Province
964:Jose Eduvigis Diaz
842:Battle of Corrales
1121:1866 in Argentina
1091:Conflicts in 1866
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766:Itapytangua
761:Hondo River
593:Lima Barros
338:2nd Corumbá
284:1st Corumbá
216:314 wounded
204:400 wounded
1080:Categories
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993:References
940:The battle
915:Uruguaiana
907:Corrientes
898:the later
895:Entre Ríos
816:Cerro Corá
806:Cambaceguá
786:Loma Rugua
721:Concepción
666:Dezembrada
619:Rio Grande
609:Poí Island
604:2nd Iasuií
599:1st Iasuií
573:Paso Ipohy
568:2nd Tuyutí
471:1st Tuyutí
466:Paso Cidra
386:Uruguaiana
361:Corrientes
294:Feio River
214:380 killed
206:9 captured
202:200 killed
977:Aftermath
811:Lomaruguá
801:Río Verde
776:Curuguaty
751:Acosta Ñu
746:Piribebuy
686:Angostura
501:Curupayty
393:Riachuelo
376:São Borja
333:Apa River
110:Argentina
796:Iguatemi
781:Hucuratí
698:Asunción
661:Pikysyry
625:Acayuazá
546:Tatayibá
516:Tuyú Cué
481:Boquerón
312:Anhambaí
301:Dourados
179:Strength
94:Paraguay
55:Location
821:Miranda
771:Tacuaty
736:Sapukái
731:Tupí-hú
726:Ybytimí
671:Ytororó
615:Barroso
561:Passage
556:Humaitá
541:Perecué
456:Itapirú
423:Jaguarí
418:Pehuajó
306:Nioaque
123:Uruguay
1033:Files.
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882:blanco
741:Diarte
656:Surubí
646:Yacaré
589:Cabral
496:Curuzú
491:Palmar
343:Alegre
328:Laguna
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526:Pilar
486:Sauce
413:Yatay
398:Salto
381:Butuí
323:Coxim
187:2,000
184:1,500
1018:ISBN
836:The
676:Avay
617:and
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