Order of battle at Tuyutí

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]

Sketch of the battle of Tuyutí

Abbreviations used

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

Paraguayan Army
Commander 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
7th Brigade


   Col. Fernando Machado de Sousa
  • 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

Gen. Wenceslao Paunero

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

1st Division
     Col. Ignacio Rivas

 1st Brigade


   Ltc. Manuel Rosetti
  • 1st Infantry Battalion
  • 5th Infantry Battalion
2nd Brigade


   Ltc. Juan Bautista Charlone
  • 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

Gen. Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes

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
2nd Division


   Col. José Bustillo
  • 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
3rd Division


   Col. Julio de Vedia
  • 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
Division 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

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