Battle of Tuyutí order of battle explained

The Battle of Tuyutí was an engagement during the Paraguayan War (1864–1870) between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It was fought on May 24, 1866, with the forces aligned as follows:^{[1] [2] [3]}

Abbreviations used

Military rank

• Gen = General
• BG = Brigadier general
• Col = Colonel
• Ltc = Lieutenant colonel

Paraguayan Army

width=25%	Commander	width=25%	Column	Regiments and Others
Gen. Vicente Barrios	1st Attacking Column	6 Infantry Regiments 2 Cavalry Regiments 4 rocket-launchers and several light artillery
BG Francisco Isidoro Resquín	2nd Attacking Column	2 Infantry Regiments 6 cavalry regiments 2 rocket-launchers
Col. José E. Díaz	3rd Attacking Column	5 Infantry Regiments 2 Cavalry Regiments 4 light artillery
Col. Hilario Marcó	4th Attacking Column	4 Infantry Regiments 2 Cavalry Regiments
Gen. José María Bruguez	Reserves	At least 2 Cavalry Regiments

Imperial Brazilian Army

Gen. Manuel Luís Osório

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division     Gen. Alexandre Argolo	8th Brigade   Col. José	8th Infantry Battalion 16th Infantry Battalion 10th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 46th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
	10th Brigade   Col. Carlos Resín	2nd Infantry Battalion 13th Infantry Battalion 22nd Fatherland Volunteers Corps 26th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 40th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
3rd Division     Gen. Antônio de Sampaio (k)	5th Brigade   Col. Belo	3rd Infantry Battalion 4th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion 4th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
		1st Infantry Battalion 6th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 9th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 11th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
4th Division     Gen. Guilherme Xavier	11th Brigade   Col. José Autó	10th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 20th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 31st Fatherland Volunteers Corps
	13th Brigade   Ltc. C. Pereira	12th Infantry Battalion 1st Fatherland Volunteers Corps 19th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 24th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
6th Division     Gen. Vitorino Carneiro	12th Brigade   Col. Joaquim Coelho Kelly	5th Infantry Battalion 7th Infantry Battalion 3rd Fatherland Volunteers Corps 16th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
	14th Brigade   Ltc. Salustiano Jerônimo dos Reis	2nd Infantry Battalion 14th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 21st Fatherland Volunteers Corps 30th Fatherland Volunteers Corps
2nd Cavalry Division     BG José Luís Mena Barreto	1st Brigade   Ltc. Augusto de Araujo Bastos	2nd Cavalry Regiment 3rd Cavalry Regiment I National Guard Cavalry Corps
	4th Brigade   Ltc. Manoel de Oliveira Bueno	2nd Infantry Battalion II National Guard Cavalry Corps V National Guard Cavalry Corps VII National Guard Cavalry Corps
5th Cavalry Division     Col. Tristão Pinto	3rd Brigade   Ltc. Julio Mesquita	IV National Guard Cavalry Corps VI National Guard Cavalry Corps XI National Guard Cavalry Corps
	15th Brigade   Col. Demetrio Ribeiro	III Infantry Battalion IX National Guard Cavalry Corps X National Guard Cavalry Corps
Volunteer Cavalry Brigade     BG Antônio de Sousa Neto	3rd Brigade   Ltc. Julio Mesquita	1st Volunteer Cavalry 2nd Volunteer Cavalry 3rd Volunteer Cavalry 4th Volunteer Cavalry
	Artillery Train     Gen. Andrea	N/A
	17th Brigade     Col. Hilário Gurjão	1st Mounted Artillery Regiment 1st Foot Artillery Regiment 3rd Foot Artillery Regiment
	19th Brigade     Col. Francisco Gomes de Freitas	Engineer Battalion 7th Fatherland Volunteers Corps 42nd Fatherland Volunteers Corps

Argentine Army

Gen. Bartolomé Mitre

I Army Corps

width=25%	Division	width=25%	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division     Col. Ignacio Rivas	1st Brigade   Ltc. Manuel Rosetti	1st Infantry Battalion 5th Infantry Battalion
		Legión Militár Infantry Battalion
2nd Division     Col. José Arredondo	3rd Brigade   Ltc. Manuel Fraga	4th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion
	4th Brigade   Ltc. Orms	2nd Infantry Battalion 1st Legion of Volunteers
3rd Division     Col. José Ramón Esquivel	5th Brigade   Col. José Ramón Esquivel	National Guard Battalion Corrientes National Guard Battalion Rosario
	6th Brigade   Ltc. Casanova	National Guard Battalion Catamarca National Guard Battalion Tucumán
4th Division     Col. Mateo Martinez	7th Brigade   Ltc. Adolfo Orma	3rd Infantry Battalion 2nd Legion of Volunteers
	8th Brigade   Ltc. Benjamin Calvete	National Guard Battalion Santa Fé National Guard Battalion Salta
Attached Units	Cavalry Brigade   Col. José Maria Fernandes	Mitre's Mounted Escort 1st Cavalry Regiment National Guard Cavalry Regiment of Santa Fé
	Artillery Brigade   Ltc. Leopoldo Nelson	2nd Horse Artillery Battery 3rd Horse Artillery Battery 4th Horse Artillery Battery

II Army Corps

width=25%	Division	Regiments and Others
1st Division     Gen. Emilio Conesa	1st National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 2nd National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 3rd National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 4th National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires
	5th National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 6th National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 7th National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires 8th National Guard Infantry Battalion of Buenos Aires
	National Guard Infantry Battalion "Córboda" National Guard Infantry Battalion "San Juán" National Guard Infantry Battalion "Segundo de Entre Ríos" National Guard Infantry Battalion "Mendoza"
4th Division   Col. Mateo Martinez	9th Infantry Battalion 12th Infantry Battalion National Guard Infantry Battalion "Tercero de Entre Ríos" National Guard Infantry Battalion "La Rioja"
Cavalry Division   Col. Pedro Oyarzabal	1st National Guard Cavalry Regiment of Buenos Aires 2nd National Guard Cavalry Regiment of Buenos Aires
Artillery Section   Col. Federico Mitre	1st Horse Artillery Battery

National Army of Uruguay

width=25%	Division	width=25%	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Uruguayan Division     Gen. Venancio Flores	1st Infantry Brigade   Col. León de Pallejas	Infantry Battalion "Florida" Infantry Battalion "24 de Abril"
	2nd Infantry Brigade   Ltc. Marcelino Castro	Infantry Battalion "Voluntários de la Libertard" Infantry Battalion "Independencia"
	Cavalry Brigade   Col. de Castro	1st National Guard Cavalry Regiment 2nd National Guard Cavalry Regiment 4th National Guard Cavalry Regiment

Notes and References

1. Book: Esposito, Gabriele. The Paraguayan War 1864–70: The Triple Alliance at Stake in La Plata. October 31, 2019. Bloomsbury Publishing. en. 55–57. October 13, 2022. 9781472834416.
2. Book: Esposito, Gabriele. Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864–70: Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina. March 20, 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. en. October 13, 2022. 9781472807274.
3. Web site: 26 June 2018 . A Batalha de Tuiuti . 13 October 2022 . Quartel-General do Exército . pt.