Battle of Paso de Mercedes | |||||||
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Part of the——Paraguayan War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco M. Barroso | JosĂ© MarĂa Bruguez | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12 ships with 60 cannons | 3,000 soldiers with 34 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20 killed and injured | 2 killed and 8 injured |
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.
History※
Following the Battle of Riachuelo, JosĂ© MarĂa Bruguez, 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."
The Brazilian Navy fleet consisted of the Amazonas frigate (flagship), Apa, 6 gunboats: Ipiranga, Beberibe, Mearim, Araguary, Ivahy and Iguatemy; corvettes: Parnahyba, Belmonte, Maje, and ItajaĂ. 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.
References※
- ^ Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Nottingham: Foundry Books, ISBN 1901543153
Further reading※
- Caillet-Bois, Teodoro (1944). Historia Naval Argentina. Buenos Aires: Imprenta LĂłpez.
- Beverina, Juan (1973). La Guerra del Paraguay (1865-1870). Buenos Aires: CĂrculo Militar.
- Theotonio Meirelles Da Silva, Historia Naval Brazileira, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008.
- Mendonça, Mário F. e Vasconcelos, Alberto, RepositĂłrio de Nomes dos Navios da Esquadra Brasileira, RĂo de Janeiro, 1959
- AndrĂ©a, JĂşlio, A Marinha Brasileira: florões de glĂłrias e de epopĂ©ias memoráveis, RĂo de Janeiro, SDGM, 1955.
External links※
- Sitio oficial de la Armada de la RepĂşblica Argentina (ARA).
- Historia y ArqueologĂa MarĂtima Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Maniobras y términos navales
- Corveta Beberibe en naviosbrasileiros.com.br
- Corbeta Beberibé en histarmar.com.ar Archived 2011-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Sitio oficial de la Armada del Brasil, en portugués
- La ArtillerĂa Paraguaya en la Guerra contra la Triple Alianza.