Battle of Estero Rojas

Battle of Estero Rojas
	Part of the Paraguayan War
Date	September 24, 1867
Location	Estero Rojas, Paraguay
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil; Imperial Army;	Paraguay; Paraguayan Army;
Commanders and leaders
General Manuel Marques de Sousa; General Albino de Carvalho; Col. Vasco Alves; Col. Caldas	Lieutenant Colonel Vallois Rivarola
Strength
+3,500 soldiers	~1,200 soldiers
Casualties and losses
more than 250 casualties	unknown

The Battle of Estero Rojas took place on September 24, 1867, when a Brazilian convoy, coming from Tuiuti to Tuju-Cuê, was attacked by Paraguayan troops under the command of the Vallois Rivarola.

To a lesser extent, Brazilian forces, under the general command of General Albino de Carvalho, were saved by the arrival of General Visconde's forces from Porto Alegre, who repelled the Paraguayans.[1]

References

Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Instituição Brasileira de Difusão Cultural. ISBN 978-85-348-0034-1. OCLC 36768251.

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[1] Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Instituição Brasileira de Difusão Cultural. ISBN 978-85-348-0034-1. OCLC 36768251.