Battle of Tacuarí

Battle of Tacuarí
Part of Paraguay campaign
DateMarch 9, 1811
Location
By the Tacuarí river, in Southern Paraguay, north of the town of Encarnación.
Result Paraguayan victory
Belligerents
Provinces of the Río de la Plata Intendency of Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Belgrano Manuel Cabañas
Strength
550 infantry and 400 cavalry 2,500–2,700 local soldiers from Paraguay

The Battle of Tacuarí (9 March 1811) was a battle in Southern Paraguay between forces sent by the Junta of Buenos Aires under the command of General Manuel Belgrano, and Paraguayan troops under Colonel Manuel Atanasio Cabañas, at the service of the Council of Regency.

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