Battle of Palmar | |||||||
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Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Viscount of Porto Alegre | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
+10,000 soldiers 10 warships | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
70 dead | Unknown |
The Battle of Palmar was a confrontation of the Paraguayan War between a squad of the Brazilian Armada and army troops against a group of Paraguayan soldiers on the Paraguay River, fought on September 2, 1866 and which resulted in victory for the allies.[1]