Battle of Boquerón (1866)
| Battle of Boquerón | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
Battle of Boquerón | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Guilherme de Sousa León de Pallejas † | Elizardo Aquino † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000: 60 | 3 infantry battalions: 60 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,954:: 60 285 killed 1,631 wounded 38 missing | 2,000 casualties: 60 | ||||||
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The Battle of Boquerón was fought on 16 July 1866 and the Battle of Sauce on 18 July 1866, between an allied force of Uruguayans, Brazilians, and Argentines on one side and Paraguay on the other in the Paraguayan War. The Spanish-born Uruguayan officer León de Pallejas (1816–1866) and the Paraguayan officer Elizardo Aquino were killed in the battle.