Passage of Fortín Island

Passage of Fortín Island
Part of the Paraguayan War

The ironclads Bahia (left), Alagoas (right) and Silvado (rear) advancing against coastal batteries on the Tebicuary River on 23 July 1868
(illustration by Angelo Agostini published in A Vida Fluminense, No. 34, 1868)
Date23–24 July 1868
Location
Fortín island, Paraguay River, Paraguay
Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Brazil  Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Delfim Carlos de Carvalho George Thompson
Strength
3 ironclads Unknown
Casualties and losses
8:
3 killed
5 wounded		 Unknown

The Passage of Fortín Island consisted of the transposition carried out by a naval division of the Imperial Brazilian Navy - consisting of the ironclads Bahia and Silvado, and the monitor Alagoas - against a Paraguayan fortified position located near the Fortress of Humaitá called Fortín Island, on the banks of the Paraguay River, on 24 July 1868, during the Paraguayan War. The passage was successfully completed, even under fire from the fortifications. At night, the Paraguayans left Fortín Island to Acayuazá and Isla Poí.

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