The Capture of the steamer Marquês de Olinda, also called the Battle of Potrero-Poña, was a Paraguayan naval action carried out on 12 November 1864, in Potrero-Poña, on the Paraguay River, which consi
The steamer Marquês de Olinda
Marquês de Olinda on fire after the Battle of Riachuelo (Semana Illustrada, no. 248, 1865)
Battle of Riachuelo
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The Battle of Riachuelo was a large and decisive naval battle of the Paraguayan War between Paraguay and the Empire of Brazil. By late 1864, Paraguay had scored a series of victories in the war, but o
The Battle of Riachuelo (copy by Oscar Pereira da Silva of original by Victor Meirelles)
Brazilian steamers ramming Paraguayan ships.
Battle of Riachuelo. The Brazilian frigate Amazonas rams and sinks the Paraguayan Jejuy.
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