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Battle of Ytororó order of battle

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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

Marshal of the Army Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias

I Corps

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General Jacinto Machado Bittencourt

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

5th Division
Colonel Betbeze Olivera

4th Brigade


Colonel Faria Rocha

  • 25th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 29th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 33rd Corpos de Voluntários
9th Brigade


Colonel Lourenço de Araújo

  • 41st Corpos de Voluntários
  • 42nd Corpos de Voluntários
  • 46th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 51st Corpos de Voluntários
10th Brigade


Colonel Luis de Albuquerque Maranchao

  • 23rd Corpos de Voluntários
  • 47th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 50th Corpos de Voluntários

II Corps

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Coronel Hermes da Fonseca

General Alexandre Gomes de Argolo Ferrão Filho

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

1st Division
General Antunes Gurjão

1st Brigade


Colonel Miranda Reis

  • 4th Line Battalion
  • 12th Line Battalion
  • 16th Line Battalion
8th Brigade


Colonel Hermes da Fonseca

  • 8th Line Battalion
  • 10th Line Battalion
  • 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
  • 38th Corpos de Voluntários
13th Brigade


Colonel Barros de Vasconcelos

  • 24th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 28th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 51st Corpos de Voluntários

2nd Division
General Salustiano Jerônimo dos Reis

2nd Brigade


Colonel Rodrigues Seixas

  • 2nd Line Battalion
  • 26th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 40th Corpos de Voluntários
5th Brigade


Colonel Fernando Machado de Sousa

  • 1st Line Battalion
  • 13th Line Battalion
  • 34th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 48th Corpos de Voluntários

Other

Cavalry


Colonel João Niederauer Sobrinho

  • 6th Provisional Cavalry Corps
  • 9th Provisional Cavalry Corps
  • 13th Provisional Cavalry Corps
  • 7th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
  • 20th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
Artillery


Colonel Lobo d'Eça

  • 2nd Provisional Horse Artillery Regiment

III Corps

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A cartoon of General Herculano Sancho da Silva Pedra

General Manuel Luís Osório

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

3rd Division
General José Auto da Silva Guimarães

3rd Brigade


Colonel Pereira Carvalho

  • 3rd Line Battalion
  • 9th Line Battalion
  • 14th Line Battalion
  • 35th Corpos de Voluntários
7th Brigade


Colonel Frederico de Mesquita

  • 5th Line Battalion
  • 39th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 31st Corpos de Voluntários
  • 55th Corpos de Voluntários

4th Division
General Herculano da Silva Pedra

11th Brigade


Colonel Olivera Bueno

  • 11th Line Battalion
  • 27th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
  • 29th Corpos de Voluntários
12th Brigade


Colonel Francisco Caldas

  • 36th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 44th Corpos de Voluntários
  • 49th Corpos de Voluntários

Paraguayan Army

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General Bernardino Caballero
Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Division
General Bernardino Caballero

Cavalry


General Bernardino Caballero

  • 6th Cavalry Regiment
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment
  • 12th Cavalry Regiment
  • 19th Cavalry Regiment
  • 30th Cavalry Regiment
Infantry


Colonel Germán Serrano

  • 2nd Infantry Battalion
  • 3rd Infantry Battalion
  • 20th Infantry Battalion
  • 36th Infantry Battalion
  • 37th Infantry Battalion
  • 40th Infantry Battalion

Sources

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  • Warner, William. "Paraguayan Thermopylae: The Battle of Itororo", in Strategy & Tactics, issue 271 (November/December 2011).