Curupayty order of battle explained

The following units and commanders of the Paraguayan army and the army of the Triple Alliance took part in the Battle of Curupayty on September 22, 1866.

Paraguayan Army

General José E. Díaz

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Infantry
Lieutenant Colonel Luis Gonzales
  • 4th Infantry Battalion
  • 7th Infantry Battalion
  • 9th Infantry Battalion
  • 27th Infantry Battalion
  • 36th Infantry Battalion
  • 38th Infantry Battalion
  • 40th "Asuncion" Battalion
Cavalry reserve
Captain Bernardino Caballero
  • 6th Cavalry Regiment
  • 8th Cavalry Regiment
  • 9th Cavalry Regiment
  • 36th Cavalry Regiment
Artillery
  • 50 gun of assorted caliber

Triple Alliance Army

Commander-in-chief Bartolomé Mitre

Brazilian II Corps

General Antonio Paranhos, Viscount of Porto Alegre

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
Caldas Division2nd Infantry Brigade
  • 5th Volunteer Battalion
  • 8th Volunteer Battalion
  • 12th Volunteer Battalion
  • 11th Line Battalion
3rd Infantry Brigade
  • 18th Volunteer Battalion
  • 32nd Volunteer Battalion
  • 36th Volunteer Battalion
7th Cavalry Brigade
  • 7th National Guard Provisional Corps
  • 8th National Guard Provisional Corps
  • 9th National Guard Provisional Corps
Albino de Carvalho DivisionAuxiliary Brigade
  • 6th Battalion
  • 10th Volunteer Battalion
  • 11th Volunteer Battalion
  • 20th Volunteer Battalion
  • 46th Volunteer Battalion
1st Infantry Brigade
  • 29th Volunteer Battalion
  • 34th Volunteer Battalion
  • 47th Volunteer Battalion
4th Cavalry Brigade
  • 1st Chaussers Battalion
  • 2nd Chaussers Battalion
  • 5th Chaussers Battalion
De Lima Division (reserve)6th Brigade
  • 4th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 5th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 10th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
8th Brigade
  • 11th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 12th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
Light Brigade
  • 13th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 14th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard
  • 15th Cavalry Provisional Corps of the National Guard

Argentine I Corps

General Wenceslao Paunero

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Infantry Division1st Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
2nd Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • the Military Legion
2nd Infantry Division3rd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
4th Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • 1st Volunteer Legion
3rd Infantry Division5th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
6th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
4th Infantry Division7th Infantry Brigade
  • two Infantry battalions
8th Infantry Brigade
  • one infantry battalion
  • 2nd Volunteer Legion

Argentine II Corps

General Emilio Mitre

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others
1st Infantry Division1st Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
2nd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
2nd Infantry Division3rd Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
4th Infantry Brigade
  • two infantry battalions
3rd Infantry Division5th Infantry Brigade
  • Battalion Cordoba
  • Battalion San Juan
6th Infantry Brigade
  • Battalion Mendoza
  • 2nd Entrerríos
4th Infantry Division
Colonel Mateo Martinez
7th Infantry Brigade
  • 9th Line Battalion
  • 12th Line Battalion
  • 3rd Entre Rios Batallion
8th Infantry Brigade
  • 1st Line Battalion
  • 2nd Line Battalion
  • 3rd National Guard Battalion

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