Passage of Curupayty (1867)
The passage of Curupayty was an allied naval operation carried out on 15 August 1867, in the context of the Paraguayan War, which aimed to force the passage of Brazilian battleships against the defensive fortifications installed in the Curupayty fort on the banks of the Paraguay river. There was a second crossing on 13 February 1868 with a fleet of armored monitors destined to join the fleet that had crossed first to form the squadron responsible for forcing the Passage of Humaitá.
| 1st Passage of Curupayty | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
Passage of Curupaiti by Júlio Raison. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Uruguay | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Joaquim José Inácio | Solano López | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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18 Warships 3 Flat-bottomed boat | Curupayty Fort with 35 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 damaged warship 25 casualties | 1 dead, 2 wounded | ||||||
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