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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