Paraguay campaign

Paraguay Campaign
Part of the Spanish American wars of independence
Argentine forces crossing the Paraná River
Date September 1810 – March 1811 Location Paraguay Result Spanish-Paraguayan victory Paraguay achieved independence from Buenos Aires.[1] Months later, it would proclaim independence from Spain.
Belligerents
United Provinces	Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Belgrano	Bernardo de Velasco F. Yegros
Strength
Around 1,000–2,000[2]	Spanish troops: ~1,500 Paraguayan patriots: ~3,500
Casualties and losses
Around 500–1,000 men (killed, wounded and prisoners)	Around 500–1,000 men (killed, wounded and prisoners)

The Paraguay campaign (1810–11) of the Argentine War of Independence was the attempt by a Buenos Aires-sponsored militia, commanded by Manuel Belgrano, to win the royalist Intendency of Paraguay for the cause of May Revolution. In Paraguay it is considered as their War of Independence.^[3]

The first battles fought were the Battle of Campichuelo and Battle of Campo Maracana, in which the Argentines claimed victory. However, they were completely vanquished in the subsequent Battle of Paraguarí and Battle of Tacuarí. The campaign ended in a military failure and Paraguay broke its links with the Spanish crown just two months after Belgrano's withdrawal, starting its course towards full independence.