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Battle of the Paraguayan War

Battle of Angostura

Date	30 December 1868 (1868-12-30)
Location	Pikysyry stream, Angostura Fortress, Paraguay
Result	Allied victory

Belligerents

Empire of Brazil

Paraguay

Commanders and leaders

Marquis of Caxias

George Thompson

Strength

21,000+ soldiers

2,000 soldiers

Casualties and losses

Unknown

Surrender of all soldiers

Paraguayan 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 Angostura Fortress was a Paraguayan Army fortification, located by the Pikysyry stream (a tributary of the Paraguay river), in Paraguayan territory. The Paraguayan War, (also known as the War of the Triple Alliance and the Great War in Paraguay), was a South American war fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance nations (Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay). Angostura Fortress was a battery of Paraguayan defense line fortifications strategically located along Lomas Valentinas. The Paraguayan units surrendered the fortification on 27 December 1868, which were then occupied by Imperial Brazilian Army forces on 30 December 1868. This led to a series of victorious battles won by Triple Alliance armies (also known as December Campaigns).

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