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Battle of Ytororó

December 6, 1868 · Ytororó stream

Result Brazilian victory

Brazilian troops under the Duke of Caxias took a bridge held by Paraguayan forces at the start of the December 1868 campaign of the Paraguayan War.

On the map Contemporaries

Triple Alliance

Paraguay

Empire of Brazil

Paraguay

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias military commander

Bernardino Caballero military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 18,667
Casualties: 1,862
Deaths: 285
Wounded: 1,577

Strength: 5,000
Casualties: 1,446
Deaths: 330
Wounded: 1,116