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commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Wenceslao Paunero

Battles of Wenceslao Paunero

Argentinian politician and diplomat, 1805 to 1871

Wenceslao Paunero is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1865 and 1868: 1 battle and 3 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Argentina (2), Paraguay (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 559 km apart end to end, 186 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (4).

Corrientes CampaignBattle of YatayHumaitá CampaignPikysyry CampaignCorrientes CampaignBattle of YatayHumaitá CampaignPikysyry CampaignAsunciónPosadasCiudad del EsteFormosaResistenciaPasso FundoXapecoGoyaVillarricaCascavel500 km27.208S, 57.317W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1865: 2 engagements2 in 18651866: 1 engagements1868: 1 engagements18651868
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Corrientes Campaign, 1865Battle of Yatay, 1865Humaitá Campaign, 1866Pikysyry Campaign, 186818651868
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1865Corrientes CampaignCorrientes Province, ArgentinaAllied victory
17 August 1865Battle of YatayYatay creak, Argentina102 km SEAllied victory
1866Humaitá CampaignÑeembucú Department, Paraguay297 km NWAllied victory
1868Pikysyry CampaignCentral Department, Paraguay160 km NAllied victory; Sacking of Asunción

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.