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[edit]
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[edit]
Commander-in-chief Bartolomé Mitre
Brazilian I Corps[edit]
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[edit]
General Wenceslao Paunero
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
1st Infantry Division | 1st Infantry Brigade | |
2nd Infantry Brigade | - one infantry battalion
- the Military Legion
|
2nd Infantry Division | 3rd Infantry Brigade | |
4th Infantry Brigade | - one infantry battalion
- 1st Volunteer Legion
|
3rd Infantry Division | 5th Infantry Brigade | |
6th Infantry Brigade | |
4th Infantry Division | 7th Infantry Brigade | |
8th Infantry Brigade | - one infantry battalion
- 2nd Volunteer Legion
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Argentine II Corps[edit]
General Emilio Mitre
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
1st Infantry Division | 1st Infantry Brigade | |
2nd Infantry Brigade | |
2nd Infantry Division | 3rd Infantry Brigade | |
4th Infantry Brigade | |
3rd Infantry Division | 5th Infantry Brigade | - Battalion Cordoba
- Battalion San Juan
|
6th Infantry Brigade | - Battalion Mendoza
- 2nd Entrerrios
|
4th Infantry Division Colonel Mateo Martinez | 7th Infantry Brigade | - 9th Line Battalion
- 12th Line Battalion
|
8th Infantry Brigade | - 1st Line Battalion
- 2nd Line Battalion
- 3rd National Guard Battalion
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Sources[edit]
- 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.