Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros

Assault on Cabral and Lima Barros
Part of the Paraguayan War
Ironclads coming to aid Cabral and Lima Barros
Date 2 March 1868 (1868-03-02) Location Tagy, left bank of the Paraguay River Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Paraguay	Empire of Brazil
Commanders and leaders
Ignacio Genes	Joaquim da Costa †
Strength
1,100	6 ironclads
Casualties and losses
100[1]–400[2] killed and wounded	86:[1] 16 killed 55 wounded 15 captured

The assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros was a naval action that took place at dawn on 2 March 1868, during the Paraguayan War, when Paraguayan canoes, yoked two by two, disguised with branches and with 50 soldiers each, approached the Brazilian ironclads Lima Barros and Cabral.