The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on 12 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.
Following losses after the Battle of Riachuelo, and running the gauntlet set up by José María Bruguez at Bella Vista in the Battle of Paso de Mercedes the day before, the allied fleet advanced down the River Paraná, not wanting to be cut off from its supply base. However, the pass at Cuevas was once again manned by 3,000 of Bruguez's men with 34 guns. Barroso suffered 24 dead and 42 wounded.
This was the last operation of naval combat of the Argentine Navy at war with foreign nations prior to the Falklands War.
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Further reading
* Da Silva, Theotonio Meirelles (2008). ''Historia Naval Brazileira'' (in Portuguese). BiblioBazaar, LLC.
External links
Sitio oficial de la Armada de la República Argentina (ARA). Historia y Arqueología Marítima Navios de Guerra i
''naval.com.br '' Official site of the Brazilian Navy
Gallery
File:O nosso desenhista A. L. von Hoonholtz, commandante da canhoneira Araguary, passando as baterias de Cuevas e desenhando-as com o maior sangue frio.jpg, Antônio Luís von Hoonholtz, A. L. von Hoonholtz, commander of the Brazilian gunboat Araguary, passing the Artillery battery, battery of Cuevas and drawing it.
File:Passagem de Cuevas. O bravo 1º tenente Fortunato Foster Vidal, secretário do capitão de mar e guerra Alvim, vendo o leme da corveta Reberibe inutilizado por uma bala das baterias paraguayas, corre a reparar o sinistro.jpg, The 1st Lt. Fortunato Foster Vidal, secretary of the Captain at sea Francisco Cordeiro Torres e Alvim, Alvim, seeing the helm of the corvette Beberibe unusable by a bullet of the Paraguayan batteries, run to repair the damage; and under live fire, gives direction to the ship.
File:Plano da passagem da Esquadra brasileira pelas barrancas de Turupi e Guabijú a 12 de agosto de 1865 (Semana Illustrada, n. 248).jpg, Plan of the passage of the Brazilian Navy, Brazilian Squadron by the ravines of Turupi and Guabijú, on 12 August 1865. Raised and drawn by Antônio Luís von Hoonholtz, A. L. von Hoonholtz (Suplemento da ''Semana Illustrada'' n.º 248, 1865).
1865 in Argentina
August 1865 events
Battles involving Paraguay
Battles involving Argentina
Conflicts in 1865
Naval battles of the Paraguayan War
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