"34 cannons" . "*15pxParaguayan Army" . "*15pxImperial Navy" . "1865-08-12Z"^^ . "Empire of Brazil" . "3,000 soldiers" . "15px12 ships (3frigates,3corvettes, 5gunboatsand 1 transport) with 60 cannons" . . . . "*15pxArgentine Navy" . "The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on August 12, 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes.Following losses after the Battle of Riachuelo, and running the gauntlet set up by Bruguez at Bella Vista in the Battle of Paso de Mercedes the day before, the allied fleet advanced down the River Parana, not wanting to be cut off from its supply base. However, the pass at Cuevas was once again manned by 3000 of Bruguez's men with 34 guns."@en . "15px1 shipgunboat." . . "Allied victory." . . . "24 killed, 42 wounded" . . "*Warships successfully pass." .