Paraguayan War
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The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empir
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
Bartolomé Mitre, President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868
Venancio Flores, President of Uruguay from 1865 to 1868
Francisco Solano López, President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870
Battle of Cerro Corá
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The Battle of Cerro Corá was the last major battle of the Paraguayan War, fought on 1 March 1870, in the vicinity of Cerro Corá, 454 kilometres northeast of Paraguay's capital Asunción. It is known fo
Corporal José Francisco Lacerda, known as Chico Diabo (Devil Frank), wounding Solano López with a spear
Francisco Solano López with the clothes he was killed in (drawing by Angelo Agostini, based on a photograph taken by Domingo Parodi days before the battle of Cerro Corá)
Cerro Corá, as seen from Cerro Muralla hill
General José Antônio Correia da Câmara in 1870