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Capture of the gunboat Anhambaí
Part of the Paraguayan War
Gunboat Anhambaí
Date January 6, 1865 Location São Lourenço River, Mato Grosso do Sul, Empire of Brazil Result Paraguayan victory Capture of the gunboat Anhambaí
Belligerents
Paraguay Paraguayan Navy	Empire of Brazil Imperial Navy
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	José Israel Alves Guimarães
Strength
2 Corvettes	1 Gunboat 34 soldiers

The Capture of the Amambaí steam occurred on January 6, 1865, when the Paraguayan corvettes Iporá and Rio Apa attacked the Amambaí gunboat on São Lourenço River, after the people who had been evacuated from the Fort of Coimbra and Corumbá landed in Sará. Iporá rammed the gunboat Amambaí, throwing it against the bank, near Morro do Caracará.

References

1. Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das Batalhas Brasileiras [Dictionary of Brazilian Battles] (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Ibrasa. p. 519. ISBN 8534800340.

• Naval battles of the Paraguayan War
• Maritime incidents in Brazil
• Maritime incidents in January 1865
• January 1865 events