Battle of Butuí
| Battle of Butuí | |||||||
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| Part of the Paraguayan War | |||||||
Combat of Butuí, fought on June 26, 1865 between a Paraguayan division and two Brazilian brigades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Antônio F. Lima | Major José Lopez | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 soldiers | 500 soldiers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 115 dead | 236 dead | ||||||
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The Battle of Butuí took place on June 26, 1865 in the Butuí or M'Butuí stream between the municipalities of São Borja and Itaqui in Rio Grande do Sul during the Paraguayan War.