Battle of Ybytimí
| Battle of Ybytimí | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Paraguay | Empire of Brazil | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 men (only 600 engaged) | 4,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 200 casualties | 1,300 casualties | ||||||
The Battle of Ybytimí was fought in June 1869, during the opening stages of the Paraguayan War's Campaign of the Hills.
The allied army was conducting raids in central Paraguay and gearing up to resume campaigning against the reorganized Paraguayan army, it having been mostly destroyed during the Pikysyry campaign. A column of raiders was ambushed by a 600-strong Paraguayan force and forced to retreat.