Recapture of Corumbá
| Recapture of Corumbá | |||||||
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| Part of Paraguayan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Cap. Hermógenes Cabral † | Antônio M. Coelho | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 313 soldiers | 400 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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152 casualties 27 prisoners | 30 casualties | ||||||
The Recapture of Corumbá was a battle in the Paraguayan War, fought in the city of Corumbá in Mato Grosso, Empire of Brazil. The Imperial Brazilian Army under the command of Antônio Maria Coelho had launched an attack on the Paraguayan Army detachment occupying the city, under the command of Hermógenes Cabral. Corumbá was under the control of Paraguay since January 1865, in the first phase of the Paraguayan War.