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
[edit] Marshal of the Army Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
General Jacinto Machado Bittencourt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
5th Division Colonel Betbeze Olivera | 4th Brigade Colonel Faria Rocha | - 25th Corpos de Voluntários
- 29th Corpos de Voluntários
- 33rd Corpos de Voluntários
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9th Brigade Colonel Lourenço de Araújo | - 41st Corpos de Voluntários
- 42nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 46th Corpos de Voluntários
- 51st Corpos de Voluntários
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10th Brigade Colonel Luis de Albuquerque Maranchao | - 23rd Corpos de Voluntários
- 47th Corpos de Voluntários
- 50th Corpos de Voluntários
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General Alexandre Gomes de Argolo Ferrão Filho
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
1st Division General Antunes Gurjão | 1st Brigade Colonel Miranda Reis | - 4th Line Battalion
- 12th Line Battalion
- 16th Line Battalion
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8th Brigade Colonel Hermes da Fonseca | - 8th Line Battalion
- 10th Line Battalion
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 38th Corpos de Voluntários
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13th Brigade Colonel Barros de Vasconcelos | - 24th Corpos de Voluntários
- 28th Corpos de Voluntários
- 51st Corpos de Voluntários
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2nd Division General Salustiano Jerônimo dos Reis | 2nd Brigade Colonel Rodrigues Seixas | - 2nd Line Battalion
- 26th Corpos de Voluntários
- 40th Corpos de Voluntários
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5th Brigade Colonel Fernando Machado de Sousa | - 1st Line Battalion
- 13th Line Battalion
- 34th Corpos de Voluntários
- 48th Corpos de Voluntários
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Other | Cavalry Colonel João Niederauer Sobrinho | - 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 Colonel Lobo d'Eça | - 2nd Provisional Horse Artillery Regiment
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General Manuel Luís Osório
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
3rd Division General José Auto da Silva Guimarães | 3rd Brigade Colonel Pereira Carvalho | - 3rd Line Battalion
- 9th Line Battalion
- 14th Line Battalion
- 35th Corpos de Voluntários
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7th Brigade Colonel Frederico de Mesquita | - 5th Line Battalion
- 39th Corpos de Voluntários
- 31st Corpos de Voluntários
- 55th Corpos de Voluntários
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4th Division General Herculano da Silva Pedra | 11th Brigade Colonel Olivera Bueno | - 11th Line Battalion
- 27th Corpos de Voluntários
- 32nd Corpos de Voluntários
- 29th Corpos de Voluntários
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12th Brigade Colonel Francisco Caldas | - 36th Corpos de Voluntários
- 44th Corpos de Voluntários
- 49th Corpos de Voluntários
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Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
Division General Bernardino Caballero | Cavalry General Bernardino Caballero | - 6th Cavalry Regiment
- 9th Cavalry Regiment
- 12th Cavalry Regiment
- 19th Cavalry Regiment
- 30th Cavalry Regiment
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Infantry Colonel Germán Serrano | - 2nd Infantry Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Battalion
- 20th Infantry Battalion
- 36th Infantry Battalion
- 37th Infantry Battalion
- 40th Infantry Battalion
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- Warner, William. "Paraguayan Thermopylae: The Battle of Itororo", in Strategy & Tactics, issue 271 (November/December 2011).