This battle was preceded by a skirmish at the Estero Bellaco marsh.
This battle was preceded by a skirmish at the Estero Bellaco marsh. Its participants include an Englishman George Thompson, who later criticized the aggressive attack plan, which split the forces of Francisco Resquin and Vicente Barrios. The victors suffered the death of Antonio Sampaio and had their cavalry commanded by a man known as the "Legendary," Manuel Luis Osorio, while the artillery constructed a moat on the orders of Captain Emilio Mallet. The engagement was fought in the wake of the naval Battle of Riachuelo, in which the losing army's navy was destroyed, but they would keep fighting until four years later, after the Battle of Cerro Cora. A smashing victory for the overall commander Bartolome Mitre, FTP, name this 1866 battle which saw the slaughter of a whole bunch of Paraguayan soldiers, the bloodiest battle in the War of the Triple Alliance.
This battle was preceded by a skirmish at the Estero Bellaco marsh.
Battle of {Tuyuti} (or Tuyuty)