Battle of Estero Bellaco
| Battle of Estero Bellaco | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
.jpg) Detail from a painting by Cándido López |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Lt. Col. José E. Diaz Lt. Col. Bruguez |
 General Venancio Flores General Osorio
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| Strength | |||||||
| 4,500 infantry 1,000 cavalry mixed battery |
At least 11 battalions of infantry two artillery batteries two cavalry regiments |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,300 330 captured |
1,555 8 captured |
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The Battle of Estero Bellaco was one of the bloodiest battles of the Paraguayan War (1865–1870), with the Republic of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay banded together against the Paraguayan government of Marshal Francisco Solano López.
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