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List of combatants
The following units and commanders of the Brazilian and Paraguayan armies fought in the Battle of Ytororó on December 6, 1866.
Brazilian Imperial Army
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Marshal of the Army Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
General Jacinto Machado Bittencourt
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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5th Division
Colonel Betbeze Olivera
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4th Brigade
Colonel Faria Rocha
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- 25th Corpos de Voluntários
- 29th Corpos de Voluntários
- 33rd Corpos de Voluntários
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9th Brigade
Colonel Lourenço de Araújo
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- 41st Corpos de Voluntários
- 42nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 46th Corpos de Voluntários
- 51st Corpos de Voluntários
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10th Brigade
Colonel Luis de Albuquerque Maranchao
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- 23rd Corpos de Voluntários
- 47th Corpos de Voluntários
- 50th Corpos de Voluntários
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General Alexandre Gomes de Argolo Ferrão Filho
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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1st Division
General Antunes Gurjão
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1st Brigade
Colonel Miranda Reis
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- 4th Line Battalion
- 12th Line Battalion
- 16th Line Battalion
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8th Brigade
Colonel Hermes da Fonseca
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- 8th Line Battalion
- 10th Line Battalion
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 38th Corpos de Voluntários
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13th Brigade
Colonel Barros de Vasconcelos
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- 24th Corpos de Voluntários
- 28th Corpos de Voluntários
- 51st Corpos de Voluntários
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2nd Division
General Salustiano Jerônimo dos Reis
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2nd Brigade
Colonel Rodrigues Seixas
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- 2nd Line Battalion
- 26th Corpos de Voluntários
- 40th Corpos de Voluntários
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5th Brigade
Colonel Fernando Machado de Sousa
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- 1st Line Battalion
- 13th Line Battalion
- 34th Corpos de Voluntários
- 48th Corpos de Voluntários
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Other
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Cavalry
Colonel João Niederauer Sobrinho
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- 6th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 9th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 13th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 7th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
- 20th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
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Artillery
Colonel Lobo d'Eça
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- 2nd Provisional Horse Artillery Regiment
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General Manuel Luís Osório
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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3rd Division
General José Auto da Silva Guimarães
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3rd Brigade
Colonel Pereira Carvalho
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- 3rd Line Battalion
- 9th Line Battalion
- 14th Line Battalion
- 35th Corpos de Voluntários
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7th Brigade
Colonel Frederico de Mesquita
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- 5th Line Battalion
- 39th Corpos de Voluntários
- 31st Corpos de Voluntários
- 55th Corpos de Voluntários
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4th Division
General Herculano da Silva Pedra
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11th Brigade
Colonel Olivera Bueno
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- 11th Line Battalion
- 27th Corpos de Voluntários
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 29th Corpos de Voluntários
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12th Brigade
Colonel Francisco Caldas
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- 36th Corpos de Voluntários
- 44th Corpos de Voluntários
- 49th Corpos de Voluntários
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Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Division
General Bernardino Caballero
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Cavalry
General Bernardino Caballero
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- 6th Cavalry Regiment
- 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 12th Cavalry Regiment
- 19th Cavalry Regiment
- 30th Cavalry Regiment
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Infantry
Colonel Germán Serrano
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- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- 20th Infantry Battalion
- 36th Infantry Battalion
- 37th Infantry Battalion
- 40th Infantry Battalion
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- Warner, William. "Paraguayan Thermopylae: The Battle of Itororo", in Strategy & Tactics, issue 271 (November/December 2011).