Battle of Fort Coimbra

Battle of Fort Coimbra
Part of the Mato Grosso campaign

Paraguayan drawing published in El Cabichuí, depicting cannons firing on the fort and the Brazilian withdrawal.
Date27–29 December 1864
Location
New Coimbra Fort, Mato Grosso, Brazil
19°55′14″S 057°47′32″W / 19.92056°S 57.79222°W / -19.92056; -57.79222
Result Paraguayan victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
H. Portocarrero Vicente Barrios
Strength
  • 3,200 soldiers
  • 12 guns
  • 11 warships
Casualties and losses
None 200 casualties

The Battle of Fort Coimbra (Portuguese: Ataque ao Forte Coimbra; Spanish: Combate del Fuerte de Coimbra) was the opening move of the Paraguayan War's Mato Grosso campaign. It was made of five infantry battalions and two dismounted cavalry regiments, totalling 3,200 men, with 12 rifled guns, a French-equipped rocket battery and the support of 11 warships, all under colonel Vicente Barrios's command.

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