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    subordinated − should be the position of Humaitá. And:- The distance from Paso de Patria [the invasion point] to Humaitá is only seven leagues by land, and...
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    The Passage of Humaitá (Portuguese: Passagem de Humaitá) was an operation of riverine warfare during the Paraguayan War − the most lethal in South American...
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    near Paso de la Patria, Argentina, the government T-6 Texans aircraft unleashed a series of airstrikes on the rebel flotilla, disabling Humaitá, which...
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    Humaitá was a military operation in which the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) flanked, besieged and captured the Fortress of Humaitá,...
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    to reinforce the Fortress of Humaitá.: 70  As the Brazilian army was ready for combat, Caxias sought to encircle Humaitá and force its capitulation by...
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    the town of Humaitá. The department is divided in 16 districts: Alberdi Cerrito Desmochados General José Eduvigis Díaz Guazú Cuá Humaitá Isla Umbú Laureles...
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  • Battle of the Riachuelo – 11 June 1865 Battle of Paso de Mercedes - 11 August 1865 Battle of Paso de Cuevas - 12 August 1865 Battle of Yatay – 17 August...
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    The Humaitá campaign or the Cuadrilátero campaign was the third, longest and deadliest campaign of the Paraguayan War. The campaign lasted from 16 April...
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    commission. Robles was transferred to Humaitá and after being judged for failure to comply with orders, he was shot at the Paso de Patria Camp on January 6, 1866...
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    the Corps of Sappers and worked on the fortification of Humaitá, where the Passage of Humaitá would take place. He embarked north under the command of...
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  • Guayaibi Guazu-Cua Hernandaríaz Hohenhau Horqueta Humaitá Independencia Isla Pucu Isla Umbú Itacurubí de la Cordillera Itacurubí del Rosario Itanará Itapé...
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    Paraguay is a Humaitá-class river gunboat of the Paraguayan Navy. Launched in 1930, it participated in the Chaco War, transporting soldiers to the front...
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  • The Battle of Paso Ipohy was an action planned by the Paraguayans that consisted of a surprise attack on a Brazilian camp near Humaitá, near the Tebicuary...
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    In March 1868, most of the Paraguayan forces abandoned the Fortress of Humaitá, under Francisco Solano López's command, in order to set up a defence line...
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    at the battles of Paso de Patria, Tuyutí where he would get wounded, Potreiro Pires, Linha Sauce, Curupayty and the Passage of Humaitá. His final engagement...
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    trench newspaper, written and printed near the front during the Siege of Humaitá in the Paraguayan War, aimed at being read by the Paraguayan Army soldiery...
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    the Paraguayan War, the Allied forces had the Paraguayan encampments of Humaitá and Curupayty along the Paraguay river encircled. General Mena Barreto...
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    but the ships had to keep some distance from the guns at the fortress of Humaitá, which led to the lack of accuracy and impact of the ship's fire. The navy's...
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    front after the Battle of Curupayty and participated in the capture of the Humaitá Fortress. In all these battles he stood out as an example of courage and...
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    size of Brazil's, even before the battle, and arrived at the Fortress of Humaitá on the morning of June 9. The Paraguayan president Francisco Solano López...
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    General Osório, crossed the River Paraguay and attacked Fort Itapirú and Paso de la Patria.: 51  By the 23rd, the Paraguayans had retreated behind the great...
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    The Battle of Paso de Cuevas was fought on 12 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes. Following losses after...
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    The Battle of Paso de Mercedes was fought on 11 August 1865 during the Paraguayan invasion of the Argentine province of Corrientes. The battle took place...
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    Children's Battle (Spanish: batalla de los Niños) in Paraguay and the Battle of Campo Grande (Portuguese: Batalha de Campo Grande) in Brazil, took place...
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    two years later, the allies won an important victory at the Fortress of Humaitá. The site was a strategic point and its conquest allowed the occupation...
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    participated in the Siege of Uruguaiana. On the Humaitá campaign, he fought at the battles of Paso de Patria, Estero Bellaco, Tuyutí, Yataytí Corá and...
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    The Battle of Paso de Patria was a battle of the Paraguayan War, which took place between April 16 to 23, 1866, on the banks of the Paraná River, in the...
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    Alliance (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) and the soldiers of Paraguay near Paso de los Libres, Corrientes, Argentina. The Battle of Yatay was the first major...
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    López. Among the dead was López's own brother, Benigno López. López left Humaitá with his troops in March 1868 and set camp in San Fernando, where he learned...
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  • Thumbnail for Émile Mallet, Baron of Itapevi
    continued to support allied forces in maneuvers such as the Passage of Humaitá and the Pikysyry maneuver, and battles such as Angostura, Ytororó, Avay...
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