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Battle of the Tonelero Pass

1851 CE · Argentina, South America · War

Battle of the Tonelero Pass
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The Battle of the Tonelero Pass, also known as Passage of the Tonelero, was a battle in the Platine War fought near the cliff of Acevedo, in the west bank of the Paraná River, Argentina, on 17 December 1851, between the Argentine Confederation Army commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla and warships of the Brazilian Imperial Navy led by John Pascoe Grenfell.

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