Battle of Paso de Cuevas

Battle of Paso de Cuevas
Part of the Paraguayan War
Battle of Cuevas, 12 August 1865 (José Murature).
Date 12 August 1865 Location Corrientes Province, Argentina Result Allied victory. Warships successfully pass.
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil Imperial Navy  Argentina Argentine Navy	Paraguay Paraguayan Army
Commanders and leaders
Francisco M. Barroso José Murature	José María Bruguez
Strength
12 ships with 60 cannons: 3 frigates 3 corvettes 5 gunboats 1 transport 1 gunboat	3,000 soldiers[1] 34 cannons
Casualties and losses
24 killed 42 wounded[1]	Unknown

The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on 12 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.

Following losses after the Battle of Riachuelo, and running the gauntlet set up by José María Bruguez at Bella Vista in the Battle of Paso de Mercedes the day before, the allied fleet advanced down the River Paraná, not wanting to be cut off from its supply base.[2] However, the pass at Cuevas was once again manned by 3,000 of Bruguez's men with 34 guns. Barroso suffered 24 dead and 42 wounded.[3]

This was the last operation of naval combat of the Argentine Navy at war with foreign nations prior to the Falklands War.

References

1. Garcia 2012, p. 457.
2. Hooker 2008, p. 36.
3. Jaques 2007, p. 779.

Bibliography

• Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco. Vol. VI: efemérides brasileiras. Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.
• Hooker, Terry D. (2008). The Paraguayan War. Nottingham, United Kingdom: Foundry Books. ISBN 978-1901543155.
• Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z. Westport: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

Further reading

• Da Silva, Theotonio Meirelles (2008). Historia Naval Brazileira (in Portuguese). BiblioBazaar, LLC.

External links

• Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Argentina (ARA). (in Spanish)
• Historia y Arqueología Marítima Archived 30 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Maniobras y términos navales (in Spanish)
• Navios de Guerra, in naval.com.br (in Portuguese)
• Official site of the Brazilian Navy (in Portuguese)
• La Artillería Paraguaya en la Guerra contra la Triple Alianza. (in Spanish)

Gallery

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  A. L. von Hoonholtz, commander of the Brazilian gunboat Araguary, passing the battery of Cuevas and drawing it.
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  The 1st Lt. Fortunato Foster Vidal, secretary of the Captain at sea Alvim, seeing the helm of the corvette Beberibe unusable by a bullet of the Paraguayan batteries, run to repair the damage; and under live fire, gives direction to the ship.
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  Plan of the passage of the Brazilian Squadron by the ravines of Turupi and Guabijú, on 12 August 1865. Raised and drawn by A. L. von Hoonholtz (Suplemento da Semana Illustrada n.º 248, 1865).