The Second Battle of Tuyutí was fought on 3 November 1867 between the

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and a smaller allied Brazilian-Argentine force. The Paraguayans lost twice as many soldiers as the allies and were defeated.''Granaderos''. Segunda Batalla de Tuyutí
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Background

With the capture of Tayi on 2 November 1867 in the

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, the Allied forces had the Paraguayan encampments of Humaitá and Curupayty along the

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encircled. General Mena Barreto had 5,000 men at Tayi, general Andrade Neves had a Brazilian division at Estancia San Solano, Marshal Caxias had 25,000 troops at Tuyucué and general

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had 16,000 men at Tuyutí. Additionally, the

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had 18

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at Curuzú and 5 ironclads opposite to Humaitá. President

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decided to attack the Allied supply bases at Tuyutí and Itapirú on the

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Battle

The Paraguayan force of 9,000 men was under the command of brigadier general

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. They included two infantry divisions under colonels Giménez and González and a cavalry division under colonel

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. The Paraguayan infantry were to attack from the east (from the area of Paso Yataytí Corá) in three columns at 04:30 on November 3. The cavalry was to make a wide sweep to the port of Itapirú and then charge the Allied rear. The Paraguayan infantry quickly took the outer Allied entrenchments and pushed back the second line into the supply camp. The Paraguayans set about pillaging when they were attacked in the supply camp by an Allied artillery redoubt under the command of general Porto Alegre, which consisted of 1,800 men and 14 guns. By the time the Paraguayan cavalry reached Tuyutí, their infantry was in retreat, and an Argentine cavalry brigade of 800 men, under the command of general Manuel Hornos, had arrived from Tuyucué. The fighting was over by 21:00.

Aftermath

Brigadier General Vicente Barrios was promoted to General of Division.

Gallery

File:Quartel General Brasileiro em Tuyuty.jpg, Brazilian headquarters at Tuyutí File:RESIDÊNCIA DE S. EX. O MARQUEZ DE CAXIAS em Tuyuty, República do Paraguay.jpg, Residence of the Marquis de Caxias in Tuyuty, Republic of Paraguay. File:2ª Batalha de Tuiuti.jpg File:Paraguayans plundering Tuyutí.jpg, ''Paraguayan soldiers looting allied base camp (here, sutlers' stores) at the Second Battle of Tuyutí, 3 November 1867. The flags denote the owners' nationalities e.g. Botica Italiana (José Ignacio Garmendia). File:Los Valientes de la jornada del 3 de Noviembre, presentendo al Mariscal Lopez los trofeos tomados al enemigo.jpg File:EL EXMO. SEÑOR MARISCAL LOPEZ VISITANDO LOS HERIDOS DE TUIUTI.jpg, Solano López visiting the wounded in Tuyutí.

References

Bibliography

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