Battle of Corrientes

Battle of Corrientes
	Part of the Paraguayan War
	; Arrival of Brazilian reinforcements at Corrientes (Paraná) — L'Illustration, 1866.
Date	1865
Location	Corrientes Province, Argentina
Result	Crucial victory of the Triple Alliance, transfer of war to Paraguayan territory
Belligerents
Paraguay Paraguayan Army; Paraguayan Navy;	Empire of Brazil Imperial Army; Imperial Navy Marine Corps; ; Argentina Argentine Navy; Uruguay
Commanders and leaders
Venceslau Robles	Bartolomé Mitre; Marquis of Tamandaré;
Strength
37,000 soldiers	15,000 soldiers ; 17 warships; 10,000 soldiers ; 4 frigates; 1 ironclad;

The Battle of Corrientes was an episode occurred at the beginning of the Paraguayan War, in the second stage of the Paraguayan offensive, after the Invasion of Mato Grosso, at the beginning of 1865.

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