Battle of Perecué
# Battle of Perecué

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 Perecué, also known as Battle of Tayí Island, was an armed action that occurred during the Paraguayan War. Paraguayan general Bernardino Caballero's troops launched guerrilla-style raids on the Allied encampment in the Tayí area, near the Humaitá Fortress. The Marquis of Caxias, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, who had replaced Bartolomé Mitre in the supreme command of allied troops, learned of the Paraguayan presence in the area and prepared a counterattack on his enemies, failing in this action that resulted in a pyrrhic victory of the Paraguayans.

## The Battle

On October 3, 1867, Bernardino Caballero left Humaitá with some 800 riders heading for San Solano, to launch himself by surprise over Brazilian forces, weakening the right flank of the allies. The Duke of Caxias understood the Paraguayan plan and was preparing a reaction.

In the vicinity of Tayí Island, there was an advanced Paraguayan group protected by a detachment led by captains José González and Pascual Urdapilleta. The Brazilian infantry launched themselves at them, thus starting the battle. The Paraguayans resisted, receiving reinforcements from Major Saturnino Viveros, who had stood out in the Battle of Pehuajó, also known as Corrales. Bernardino Caballero's cavalry, along with his officers Valois Rivarola and Antonio Olavarrieta, arrived at the rescue of the Paraguayan detachment, crushing the attackers. In the meantime, Caxias had already organized a force to attack Paraguayan cavalry. Caballero, seeing the Brazilian soldiers, about three cavalry regiments and two infantry, approaching his position dangerously, ordered Major Viveros to remain in the detachment, while he went with his riders to meet the enemies.

The Allies launched the first attack, but were repelled with a fierce saber-ridden cavalry charge. They tried a second attack, there the Paraguayans waited for them and were met with musket fire. Caballero saw the opportunity to counterattack and launched himself at the Brazilian vanguard, which fled his artillery. Caxias, irritated, sent three infantry regiments to reinforce his severely flogged men. The Paraguayans disorganized, but Bernardino Caballero, with the help of Rivarola and Olavarrieta, managed to rebuild his lines and launched a new counterattack. Caxias' troops this time fled for good.

Despite the victory, the Paraguayans abandoned the position, leaving only the González and Urdapilleta detachments with some reinforcements. Caxias, although bored, knew it was just a minor setback. He would have the opportunity, however, to take revenge at the Battle of Tatayibá, definitively defeating Bernardino Caballero's cavalry.

