Battle of Curupayty order of battle

The following units and commanders of the Paraguayan army and the army of the Triple Alliance took part in the Battle of Curupayty on September 22, 1866.

Paraguayan Army

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General José E. Díaz

Brigade Regiments and Others
Infantry


Lieutenant Colonel Luis Gonzales

  • 4th Infantry Battalion
  • 7th Infantry Battalion
  • 9th Infantry Battalion
  • 27th Infantry Battalion
  • 36th Infantry Battalion
  • 38th Infantry Battalion
  • 40th "Asuncion" Battalion
Cavalry reserve


Captain Bernardino Caballero

  • 6th Cavalry Regiment
  • 8th Cavalry Regiment
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment
  • 36th Cavalry Regiment
Artillery
  • 50 gun of assorted caliber

Triple Alliance Army

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Commander-in-chief Bartolomé Mitre

Brazilian II Corps

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General Antonio Paranhos, Viscount of Porto Alegre

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Caldas Division

2nd Infantry Brigade
  • 5th Volunteer Battalion
  • 8th Volunteer Battalion
  • 12th Volunteer Battalion
  • 11th Line Battalion
3rd Infantry Brigade
  • 18th Volunteer Battalion
  • 32nd Volunteer Battalion
  • 36th Volunteer Battalion
7th Cavalry Brigade
  • 7th National Guard Provisional Corps
  • 8th National Guard Provisional Corps
  • 9th National Guard Provisional Corps

Albino de Carvalho Division

Auxiliary Brigade
  • 6th Battalion
  • 10th Volunteer Battalion
  • 11th Volunteer Battalion
  • 20th Volunteer Battalion
  • 46th Volunteer Battalion
1st Infantry Brigade
  • 29th Volunteer Battalion
  • 34th Volunteer Battalion
  • 47th Volunteer Battalion
4th Cavalry Brigade
  • 1st Chaussers Battalion
  • 2nd Chaussers Battalion
  • 5th Chaussers Battalion

De Lima Division (reserve)

6th Brigade
  • 4th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 5th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 10th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
8th Brigade
  • 11th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 12th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
Light Brigade
  • 13th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 14th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 15th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard

Argentine I Corps

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General Wenceslao Paunero

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

1st Infantry Division

1st Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
2nd Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • the Military Legion

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
4th Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • 1st Volunteer Legion

3rd Infantry Division

5th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
6th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions

4th Infantry Division

7th Infantry Brigade
  • two Infantry battalions
8th Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • 2nd Volunteer Legion

Argentine II Corps

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General Emilio Mitre

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

1st Infantry Division

1st Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
2nd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
4th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions

3rd Infantry Division

5th Infantry Brigade
  • Battalion Cordoba
  • Battalion San Juan
6th Infantry Brigade
  • Battalion Mendoza
  • 2nd Entrerríos

4th Infantry Division
Colonel Mateo Martinez

7th Infantry Brigade
  • 9th Line Battalion
  • 12th Line Battalion
  • 3rd Entre Rios Batallion
8th Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Line Battalion
  • 2nd Line Battalion
  • 3rd National Guard Battalion

Sources

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  • Munoz, Javier Romero. "The Guerra Grande: The War of the Triple Alliance, 1865–1870", in Strategy & Tactics, No. 245 (August/September 2007). ISSN 1040-886X.
  • Mendoza, Hugo; Neri Farina, Bernardo; Burián, Pablo León; Caballero Campos, Herib (2013). Curupayty. Colección 150 años de la Guerra Grande / [coord. editorial: Bernardo Neri Farina. Dir. ediorial: Pablo León Burián. Dir. de la colección: Herib Caballero Campos]. Asunción: El Lector [u.a.] ISBN 978-99953-1-435-4
  • Hooker, Terry D.; Heath, Ian (2008). The Paraguayan war: organisation, warfare, dress and weapons; 252 figures, 60 illustrations, 16 maps. Armies of the nineteenth century: the Americas. Nottingham: Foundry Books. pp. 61–65. ISBN 978-1-901543-15-5