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Battle of the Tonelero Pass

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On 17 December 1851, the Brazilian fleet commanded by Grenfell was near the cliff of Acevedo in the river Paraná, with the intention to break through the Argentine defenses at the Tonelero pass. There were eight Brazilian warships: four steam
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Mansilla believed that the Brazilian division was going to land right on his main position. He fled along with his men, leaving all the artillery and other equipment behind.
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Diaz, Antonio. "Historia politíca y militar de las repúblicas del Plata: desde el año de 1828 hasta el de 1866, Volume 4, Part 9". Hoffman y Martinez, 1878, p.14
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and part of the ships returned to bring the other battalions that stayed behind in Colonia.
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To oppose the passage, there were 16 artillery pieces and 2,000 soldiers commanded by
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Barroso, Gustavo. A Guerra do Rosas. Fortaleza: Secult, 2000, p.111-112
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say that the argentine artillery caused heavy damage to the warships.
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and the Argentines Colonel Wenceslao Paunero, Lieutenant-Colonel
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Mansilla 111: 110: 107:Brazilian victory 684: 636: 629: 623: 616: 610: 607: 601: 594: 588: 585: 550: 547: 537:You can help by 530: 523: 458:Marques de Sousa 395: 392: 382:You can help by 375: 368: 334:, also known as 294:Uruguay campaign 274: 264: 257: 250: 241: 240: 172: 171: 160: 159: 141: 139: 138: 130:Empire of Brazil 128: 126: 125: 99: 98: 96: 95: 94: 89: 85: 82: 81: 80: 77: 53:17 December 1851 47: 46: 39: 19: 18: 692: 691: 687: 686: 685: 683: 682: 681: 642: 641: 640: 639: 630: 626: 617: 613: 608: 604: 595: 591: 586: 582: 577: 560: 551: 545: 542: 521: 515: 462:Bartolomé Mitre 405: 396: 390: 387: 366: 360: 328: 323: 289:Río de la Plata 275: 270: 268: 233: 228: 227: 225: 223: 215: 213: 211: 209: 207: 195: 190: 188: 186: 166: 154: 136: 134: 123: 121: 92: 90: 86: 83: 78: 75: 73: 71: 70: 69: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 690: 680: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 638: 637: 624: 611: 602: 589: 579: 578: 576: 573: 572: 571: 566: 559: 556: 553: 552: 533: 531: 517:Main article: 514: 511: 438:Dona Francisca 404: 401: 398: 397: 378: 376: 362:Main article: 359: 356: 325: 324: 322: 321: 316: 314:Marques Bridge 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 280: 277: 276: 267: 266: 259: 252: 244: 236: 235: 217: 203: 202: 198: 197: 192: 182: 181: 177: 176: 164: 151: 150: 146: 145: 132: 118: 117: 113: 112: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 61: 59: 55: 54: 51: 43: 42: 32: 31: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 689: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 649: 647: 634: 628: 621: 615: 606: 599: 593: 584: 580: 570: 567: 565: 562: 561: 549: 546:December 2009 540: 536: 532: 529: 525: 524: 520: 510: 507: 505: 501: 496: 494: 493:Other sources 490: 486: 482: 477: 475: 471: 467: 463: 459: 455: 451: 447: 443: 439: 435: 431: 427: 426: 421: 420: 415: 411: 394: 391:December 2009 385: 381: 377: 374: 370: 369: 365: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 337: 333: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 309:Álvarez Field 307: 305: 304:Tonelero Pass 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 281: 278: 273: 265: 260: 258: 253: 251: 246: 245: 242: 231: 221: 218: 205: 204: 199: 193: 184: 183: 178: 175: 170: 165: 163: 158: 153: 152: 147: 144: 133: 131: 120: 119: 114: 106: 103: 102: 97: 68: 64: 60: 57: 56: 52: 49: 48: 44: 38: 33: 30: 25: 20: 632: 627: 619: 614: 605: 597: 592: 583: 543: 539:adding to it 534: 508: 497: 478: 453: 449: 441: 437: 429: 423: 419:Dom Pedro II 417: 413: 406: 388: 384:adding to it 379: 340:Paraná River 335: 331: 329: 303: 299:Paraná River 229: 219: 185:4 steamships 116:Belligerents 63:Paraná River 27:Part of the 667:Platine War 569:Platine War 436:corvettes, 364:Platine War 272:Platine War 187:3 corvettes 91: / 29:Platine War 646:Categories 575:References 504:Entre Ríos 454:Dom Afonso 425:Dom Afonso 403:The battle 358:Background 284:Montevideo 226:20 wounded 79:60°03′28″W 76:33°26′01″S 513:Aftermath 444:, plus a 414:Dom Pedro 410:corvettes 344:Argentina 208:5 wounded 67:Argentina 558:See also 500:Diamante 234:1 killed 224:8 killed 206:4 killed 180:Strength 58:Location 474:Uruguay 450:Calíope 434:sailing 319:Caseros 196:16 guns 191:60 guns 430:Recife 189:1 brig 140:  127:  104:Result 442:União 194:2,000 446:brig 440:and 428:and 330:The 50:Date 541:. 386:. 648:: 502:, 487:, 476:. 472:, 448:, 422:, 416:, 412:, 354:. 342:, 65:, 548:) 544:( 393:) 389:( 263:e 256:t 249:v 232:: 222::

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Platine War

Paraná River
Argentina
33°26′01″S 60°03′28″W / 33.43361°S 60.05778°W / -33.43361; -60.05778
Empire of Brazil
Argentine Confederation
Empire of Brazil
John Pascoe Grenfell
Argentine Confederation
Lucio N. Mansilla
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Platine War
Montevideo
Río de la Plata
Uruguay campaign
Paraná River
Tonelero Pass
Álvarez Field
Marques Bridge
Caseros
Paraná River
Argentina
Lucio Norberto Mansilla
John Pascoe Grenfell
Platine War

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