Siege of Humaitá
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The siege of Humaitá was a military operation in which the Triple Alliance flanked, besieged and captured the Fortress of Humaitá, a Paraguayan stronghold that was referred to as the Gibraltar of Sout
The allies resort to balloon observation to pick their way through the wetlands of southern Paraguay — the first use of aviation in South American warfare (Sketch by American balloonist James Allen, 1868)
Location in heart of South America
Context: wetlands of southern Paraguay
Paraguayans defending at Curupayty, by the Argentine painter Cándido López (detail)
Paraguayan War
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The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a war in South America that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Emp
Siege of Humaitá
…a Paraguayan stronghold that was referred to as the Gibraltar of South America. It fell on 26 July 1868. It can be considered the key event of the Paraguayan War since the fortress had frustrated the allied advance into Paraguay for more than two years. However it did not surrender as the defenders escaped, most…
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