naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of Alegre

Name: Battle of Alegre
Location: Corumbá, Brazil

Battle of Alegre was a naval engagement fought in 1867 at Corumbá, in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Corumbá. The recorded result: Brazilian victory; Withdrawal of Paraguayan ships. Recorded strength: 3 Gunboats against 2 Gunboats; 6 Flat-bottomed boats; 840 soldiers.

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Fought1867

WhereCorumbá, Brazil19.009S, 57.653W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBrazilian victory; Withdrawal of Paraguayan ships

BelligerentsParaguayagainstEmpire of Brazil

Casualties and lossesUnknown; 1 Gunboat burnedand33 casualties; 1 Gunboat sunk

Record

Date	1867 (year precision)
Place	Corumbá, Brazil 19.009S, 57.653W
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength	3 Gunboats	2 Gunboats; 6 Flat-bottomed boats; 840 soldiers
Casualties and losses	Unknown; 1 Gunboat burned	33 casualties; 1 Gunboat sunk

Placed at Corumbá; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Fecho dos Morros Island incident 1850, 273 km S
Battle of Ingavi (1935) 1935, 343 km W
Batalla de Santa Bárbara 1815, 396 km NW
Battle of Cerro Corá 1870, 439 km S
Battle of Boquerón 1932, 481 km SW

Elsewhere in 1867

Battle of Alegre is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q63874705, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Alegre, revision 1370431594, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.