Battle of Alegre
# Battle of Alegre

vteParaguayan War :

Mato Grosso campaign

Marquês de Olinda

1st Corumbá

Fort Novo de Coimbra

Feio River

Dourados

Nioaque

Anhambaí

Fort Miranda

Coxim

Laguna

Apa River

2nd Corumbá

Alegre

Corrientes campaign

Corrientes

San Lorenzo River

Rio Grande do Sul

São Borja

Butuí

Uruguaiana

Riachuelo

Salto

Paso de Mercedes

Paso de Cuevas

Yatay

Pehuajó

Jaguarí

Humaitá campaign

Purutué Bank

Paso de Patria

Laguna Sirena

Itapirú

Estero Bellaco

Paso Cidra

1st Tuyutí

Yataytí Corá

Boquerón

Sauce

Palmar

Curuzú

Curupayty

Arroyo Hondo

Hacienda Laguna

Tuyú Cué

1st Passage of Curupayty

Pilar

Ombú

Estero Rojas

Perecué

Tatayibá

Potrero Obella

Humaitá

Passage

2nd Tuyutí

Paso Ipohy

2nd Passage of Curupayty

Laguna Cierva

Cabral and Lima Barros

1st Iasuií

2nd Iasuií

Poí Island

Barroso and Rio Grande

Acayuazá

Fortín Island

Pikysyry campaign

Yacaré

Paso de Tebicuarí

Surubí

Pikysyry

Dezembrada

Ytororó

Avay

Lomas Valentinas

Angostura

San Fernando

Asunción

Cordilleras campaign

Manduvirá River

Concepción

Ybytimí

Tupí-hú

Sapukái

Diarte

Piribebuy

Acosta Ñu

Piribebuy River

Hondo River

Itapytangua

Tacuaty

Curuguaty

Hucuratí

Loma Rugua

Caguijuru–Caraguataí

Iguatemi

Río Verde

Cambaceguá

Lomaruguá

Cerro Corá

Miranda :

The Battle of Alegre was a naval battle of the Paraguayan War fought on July 11, 1867 near the city of Corumbá, on the São Lourenço River, present-day Mato Grosso do Sul, between Brazilians and Paraguayans. During the supply of meat, "carnage", for the troops that were there, coming from the resumption of Corumbá, a small squad of Paraguayan vapors had gone up the river in pursuit of the Brazilians, after the first ones had been defeated. The Paraguayan attack was of initial surprise, but they were defeated by the men of Lieutenant Colonel Antônio João da Costa. The loss and reconquest of the Brazilian steam Jauru stood out.

## The Naval Battle

The troops were returning to the capital when, on July 11, Jaurú and Antônio João, who were towing a total of 6 boats, docked at the port of Alegre. Provision of supplies, mainly meat for soldiers, begins. The works are carried out without any concern, when in the afternoon, 3 Paraguayan vapors appear that were in pursuit of the troop that caused them defeat in Corumbá. At this moment the Paraguayan Salto de Guaíra steam of Commander Romualdo Nuñez rises at a fast speed and begins to approach the Brazilian steam Jaurú. Immediately, a live firearm of artillery placed in the ravines and an engagement with the National Guard snipers of Lieutenant Colonel Antônio João da Costa begins, achieving initial victory in the approach of Jaurú. Soon the steamboat Antônio João comes under the command of Balduíno de Aguiar, a veteran in the battle of the Fort of Coimbra. Brazilian steam forces the withdrawal of Salto de Guaíra and then approaches Jauru, which at that time was controlled by thirty Paraguayans, and takes the ship back to Brazilians again. The fight ended with the victory of the Brazilians to a balance of 33 dead and injured and a sunk ship. The Paraguayans did not lose any ship, but suffered many human loses.

