Battle of Tatayibá

Battle of Tatayibá
Cavalry in the Paraguayan War.
Date October 21, 1867 Location Tatayibá, Paraguay Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Paraguay Paraguayan Army	Empire of Brazil Imperial Army
Commanders and leaders
Bernardino Caballero	Marquis of Caxias
Strength
1,500 cavalry[1]: 75	5,000 cavalry[1]: 75
Casualties and losses
583 killed, 178 captured[1]: 75	10 killed, 113 wounded[1]: 75

The Battle of Tatayibá was a cavalry engagement between a Paraguayan force led by future President Bernardino Caballero and a Brazilian force led by Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, then Marquis of Caxias. The Brazilians, outnumbering the Paraguayans nearly 3 to 2, were victorious.

A trap was set by the Brazilian cavalry in order to stop the daily sorties by Lt. Col. Caballero's Paraguayan cavalry. Hiding their main force in the woods, a few Brazilians lured the Paraguayan cavalry on a three-mile chase. The Paraguayans were surrounded at Tatayibá, with only a few making it back to Humaitá. Caballero was promoted to colonel, and a medal ordered for his survivors.^[1]: 75

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