Battle of Pehuajó
| Battle of Pehuajó | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Paraguay | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Emilio Conesa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,500 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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609:: 50 200 killed 400 wounded 9 captured |
402:: 50 88 killed 314 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Pehuajó, also known as Battle of Corrales or Battle of Itati was fought during the Paraguayan War on 31 January 1866.
Around 1,500 Paraguayan troops commanded by general Francisco Isidoro Resquín and lieutenant Celestino Prieto engaged in a surprise attack against a couple of advanced Argentine and Uruguayan battalions with about 2,000 men led by general Emilio Conesa, under direct command of the president of Argentina, Bartolomé Mitre.