- Battle of Jataí
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Jataí (Yatay or Yataí)
partof=theWar of the Triple Alliance
caption=
date=August 17, 1865
place=Jataí , banks ofUruguay River
casus=
territory=
result= Allied victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=Venancio Flores
commander2= Pedro Duarte
strength1= 4,500 Argentines; 1,450 Brazilians and 2,440 Uruguayans
strength2= 2,700 - 3,200 men
casualties1= 83 killed, 257 wounded
casualties2=The battle of Jataí in the
War of the Triple Alliance occurred onAugust 17 ,1865 . A column of theParaguayan Army under major Pedro Duarte is attacked by forces of the Triple Alliance commanded byUruguay 's presidentVenancio Flores .
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