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List of combatants
The following units and commanders of the Brazilian and Paraguayan armies fought in the Battle of Ytororó on December 6, 1866.
Brazilian Imperial Army
Marshal of the Army Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
I Corps
General Jacinto Machado Bittencourt
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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5th Division
Coronel Betbeze Olivera
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4th Brigade
Coronel Faria Rocha
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- 25th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 29th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 33rd Corpos de Voluntarios
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9th Brigade
Coronel Lourenco de Araujo
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- 41st Corpos de Voluntarios
- 42nd Corpos de Voluntarios
- 46th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 51st Corpos de Voluntarios
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10th Brigade
Coronel Luis de Albiquerque Maranchao
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- 23rd Corpos de Voluntarios
- 47th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 50th Corpos de Voluntarios
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II Corps
General Alexandre Gomes de Argolo Ferrao Filho
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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1st Division
General Antunes Gurjao
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1st Brigade
Coronel Miranda Reis
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- 4th Line Battalion
- 12th Line Battalion
- 16th Line Battalion
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8th Brigade
Coronel Hermes de Fonesca
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- 8th Line Battalion
- 10th Line Battalion
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntarios
- 38th Corpos de Voluntarios
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13th Brigade
Coronel Barros de Vasconcelos
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- 24th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 28th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 51st Corpos de Voluntarios
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2nd Division
General Salustiano des Reis
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2nd Brigade
Coronel Rodrigues Seixas
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- 2nd Line Battalion
- 26th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 40th Corpos de Voluntarios
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5th Brigade
Coronel Fernando Machado
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- 1st Line Battalion
- 13th Line Battalion
- 34th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 48th Corpos de Voluntarios
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Other
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Cavalry
Coronel Joao Niederauer Sobrinho
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- 6th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 9th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 13th Provisional Cavalry Corps
- 7th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
- 20th Provisional Cavalry Corps, one squadron
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Artillery
Coronel Lobo d'Eca
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- 2nd Provisional Horse Artillery Regiment
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III Corps
General Manoel Louis Osorio
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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3rd Division
General Jose Autoda Silva Guimares
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3rd Brigade
Coronel Pereira Carvalho
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- 3rd Line Battalion
- 9th Line Battalion
- 14th Line Battalion
- 35th Corpos de Voluntarios
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7th Brigade
Coronel Frederico de Mesquita
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- 5th Line Battalion
- 39th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 31st Corpos de Voluntarios
- 55th Corpos de Voluntarios
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4th Division
General Herculano da Silva Pedra
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11th Brigade
Coronel Olivera Bueano
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- 11th Line Battalion
- 27th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntarios
- 29th Corpos de Voluntarios
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12th Brigade
Coronel Francisco Caldas
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- 36th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 44th Corpos de Voluntarios
- 49th Corpos de Voluntarios
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Paraguayan Army
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Division
General Bernardino Caballero
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Cavalry
General Bernardino Caballero
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- 6th Cavalry Regiment
- 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 12th Cavalry Regiment
- 19th Cavalry Regiment
- 30th Cavalry Regiment
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Infantry
Coronel Germano Serrano
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- 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- 20th Infantry Battalion
- 36th Infantry Battalion
- 37th Infantry Battalion
- 40th Infantry Battalion
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Sources
- Warner, William. "Paraguayan Thermopylae: The Battle of Itororo", in Strategy & Tactics, issue 271 (November/December 2011).