Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros
| Assault on Cabral and Lima Barros | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
Ironclads coming to aid Cabral and Lima Barros | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Paraguay | Empire of Brazil | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ignacio Genes | Joaquim da Costa † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,100 | 6 ironclads | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100–400 killed and wounded |
86: 16 killed 55 wounded 15 captured | ||||||
The assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros was a naval action that took place at dawn on 2 March 1868, during the Paraguayan War, when Paraguayan canoes, yoked two by two, disguised with branches and with 50 soldiers each, approached the Brazilian ironclads Lima Barros and Cabral.