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The Battle of Paso de Mercedes was fought on 11 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.
The battle took place at Bella Vista along the Paraná River, west of Mercedes.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paso de Mercedes Conflicts in 1865 Battles involving Paraguay August 1865 events 1865 in Argentina Naval battles of the Paraguayan War History of Corrientes Province
History
Following the Battle of Riachuelo
The Battle of Riachuelo was a large and decisive naval battle of the Paraguayan War between Paraguay and the Empire of Brazil. By late 1864, Paraguay had scored a series of victories in the war, but on 11 June 1865, its naval defeat by the Brazi ...
, José María Bruguez
José María Bruguez was a Paraguayan general during the Paraguayan War. He was one of the most prominent Paraguayan generals of the war, being known for his artillery services during naval engagements of the war. He died during the 1868 San Fern ...
, Paraguayan commander, moved his men and Major Aquino's batteries to Punta Mercedes, about 15 miles north of Stonehouse ( Corrientes), to kilometer 1157 of the Paraná River. in attempt to cut the fleet from their supply base downstream. He chose this position on 15 meter cliffs, as it afforded the guns a good angle on the passing fleet, from which he fired canister and grapeshot.Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Nottingham: Foundry Books,
The Brazilian Navy fleet consisted of Amazonas steam frigate ship(flagship), Apa, 6 gunboats: Ipiranga, Beberibe, Mearim, Araguary, Ivahy and Iguatemy; corvettes: Parnahyba, Belmonte Maje, and Itajaí steamships. Once past the gauntlet, Barroso continued another 9.6 km downstream, where he stopped for the night. Bruguez meanwhile, backed up batteries and headed once again down river to Punta Cuevas, 25 km south of the town of Bella Vista, where he repeated his action against the fleet in the Battle of Paso de Cuevas
The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on 12 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.
Following losses after the Battle of Riachuelo, and running the gauntlet set up by José María Bruguez at Bella Vi ...
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References
Further reading
* * *Theotonio Meirelles Da Silva, ''Historia Naval Brazileira'', BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008. *Mendonça, Mário F. e Vasconcelos, Alberto, ''Repositório de Nomes dos Navios da Esquadra Brasileira'', Río de Janeiro, 1959 *Andréa, Júlio, ''A Marinha Brasileira: florões de glórias e de epopéias memoráveis'', Río de Janeiro, SDGM, 1955.External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paso de Mercedes Conflicts in 1865 Battles involving Paraguay August 1865 events 1865 in Argentina Naval battles of the Paraguayan War History of Corrientes Province