documenting the activities of the 10 field hospitals that tended to the sick and wounded during the Paraguayan War, the largest armed conflict in the history of South America, lasting from December ...

The War of the Triple Alliance, (1864/65–70), is considered the bloodiest conflict in Latin American history, fought between Paraguay and the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

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Between 1864 and 1870 South America was the scene of the biggest and bloodiest armed conflict of the century known as the Paraguay War or Big War for Paraguayans Mixing reality and fiction the ...

The so called Triple Alliance war (1864/1870) had Argentina and Brazil on one side plus a reluctant Uruguay, and on the other Paraguay that was literally crushed and every able man from 14 to 60 ...

A more detailed account of the war follows, providing a concise and even-handed look at operations and some personalities, leading to the ultimate collapse of Paraguay. A discussion of each of the ...

Despite a reduction in poverty, Paraguay remains one of the poorest countries in Latin America The War of the Triple Alliance resulted in one of the costliest defeats ever inflicted on a modern state.

one that stands out focuses on the Triple Alliance War of the 1860s. Most of Paraguay’s male population was killed after ...

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Civil War: 1864 is the latest addition to our Civil War strategy series, bringing you the ferocious battles from 1864. Experience the American Civil War like never before with with over 40 ...

A sharp decline in the Paraguay River, which hit a record low this month due to drought upstream in Brazil, is fueling a ...