Battle of Apa River
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Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
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Unknown | Rufino Galvão |
The Combat of the Apa River was a military confrontation between Brazilian and Paraguayan forces on a farm near the José Carlos stream, on the right bank of the Apa River, Province of Mato Grosso, on the border between the belligerents, on May 12, 1867.
During the Paraguayan occupation of the province, the invaders had dominated a farm in the region, later renamed to Fazenda Marechal López, where the ultimate combat took place. There, Paraguayans began the development of gardens and cattle raising. Subsequently, the Brazilian forces of the 17th Battalion of Volunteers of the Fatherland, who would later be part of the campaign called Withdrawal from the Lagoon, approached the farm and started the confrontation, on May 12, 1867. The Paraguayans tried to disable the farm, for setting the fields on fire and harassing the cattle, and then fleeing from there.[1]
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- Battles of the Paraguayan War
- Conflicts in 1867
- Battles involving Brazil
- Battles involving Paraguay
- May 1867 events