Battle of Jataí
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| Battle of Jataí (Yatay or Yataí) | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Triple Alliance | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil |
Paraguay | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Venancio Flores | Pedro Duarte | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,500 Argentineans; 1,450 Brazilians and 2,440 Uruguayans | 2,700 - 3,200 men | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 83 killed, 257 wounded | |||||||
| War of the Triple Alliance |
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| Mato Grosso – Rio Grande do Sul – Corrientes – Riachuelo – Jataí – Tuyutí – Curupaity – Piquissiri – Campaign of the Hills – Cerro Corá – Acosta Ñu |
The battle of Jataí in the War of the Triple Alliance occurred on August 17, 1865. A column of the Paraguayan Army under major Pedro Duarte is attacked by forces of the Triple Alliance commanded by Uruguay's president Venancio Flores.
