Battle of Arroyo Hondo

Combat of Arroyo Hondo
	Part of the Paraguayan War
Date	August 3, 1867
Location	Manduvirá River, Paraguay
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil; National Guard;	Paraguay; Paraguayan Army;
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Andrade Neves	Eustacio Rojas

The Combat of Arroio Hondo, also known as Combat of Penimbu or Puru-Hué (Peru-Huê), took place on August 3, 1867, during the Paraguayan War.

The Combat

In the Penimbu region within Paraguay, a column of these, under the leadership of Commander Eustacio Rojas, had been attacked by a cavalry charge from the Imperial National Guard under the command of Brigadier Andrade Neves. After the attack, Paraguayan troops fled being pursued to Posta Chuchu.[1]

References

Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Instituição Brasileira de Difusão Cultural. ISBN 978-85-348-0034-1. OCLC 36768251.

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[1] Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Instituição Brasileira de Difusão Cultural. ISBN 978-85-348-0034-1. OCLC 36768251.