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Battle Of TuyutÃ
The Battle of Tuyutà (Tuiuti in Portuguese) was a Paraguayan offensive in the Paraguayan War targeting the Triple Alliance encampment of TuyutÃ. It is considered to be the bloodiest battle ever in South America. The result of the battle was an Allied victory, which added to the Paraguayan troubles after the loss of its fleet in the Battle of Riachuelo. This battle is particularly important in Brazil, being nicknamed ''"A Batalha dos Patronos"'' (The Battle of the Patrons) since the Army's patrons of the Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery fought on it. The Battle of Tuyutà also marks the Brazilian Army's Infantry Day due to the loss of brigadier general Antônio de Sampaio (known as ''Brigadeiro Sampaio''), patron of the Infantry, while holding his position at the head of his ''Divisão Encouraçada'' (Ironclad Division, the 3rd Division). Another attack on the Allied camp was made in November 1867. Strategic situation In this phase of the war the Allies' strategic objectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cándido López
Cándido López (29 August 1840 – 31 December 1902) was an Argentine soldier and painter who worked in the Naïve style. He is best known for his historical scenes from the Paraguayan War in which he fought. Biography Early life He began his career as a daguerreotypist in 1858, having studied with Carlos Descalzi (1813–1879), a local portrait painter and photographer. This early process required precise planning for the composition of the image, so he began making sketches as an aid. Soon, this led him to take up painting as well. Between 1859 and 1863, he often toured the small cities and villages of Buenos Aires Province and the south of Santa Fe Province, taking a large number of photographs. From 1860, he maintained a permanent studio in the suburb of Mercedes. Two years later, he would be commissioned to do a portrait of newly elected President Bartolomé Mitre. Later, he moved further into the country, to San Nicolás de los Arroyos. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venancio Flores
Venancio Flores Barrios (18 May 1808 – 19 February 1868) was a Uruguayan political leader and general. Flores was President of Uruguay from 1854 to 1855 (interim) and from 1865 to 1868. Background and early career In 1839, he was made political chief of the department of San José. He fought in the "Guerra Grande" against Manuel Oribe and his Argentine backers. He became a leading figure in the Colorado Party and formed a triumvirate with Fructuoso Rivera and Juan Antonio Lavalleja in 1853. First Presidency of Uruguay (interim) He served as interim President of Uruguay and remained in power until August 1855, when overthrown by the Blanco president Manuel P. Bustamante, which resulted in civil war and Flores taking refuge in Argentina. Civil war role In 1863, he started a rebellion ('' Cruzada Libertadora'' or liberating crusade) against the Blanco president Bernardo Berro, which led to civil war in Uruguay.Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Nottingham: Foundry Books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Battle Of TuyutÃ
The Second Battle of Tuyutà was fought on 3 November 1867 between the Paraguayan Army and a smaller allied Brazilian-Argentine force. The Paraguayans lost twice as many soldiers as the allies and were defeated.Rolón Medina, Anastasio (1964). ''El lustro terrible''. Asunción: Imprenta La Humanidad, pp. 108. Background With the capture of Tayi on 2 November 1867 in the Paraguayan War, the Allied forces had the Paraguayan encampments of Humaitá and Curupayty along the Paraguay river encircled. General Mena Barreto had 5,000 men at Tayi, general Andrade Neves had a Brazilian division at Estancia San Solano, Marshal Caxias had 25,000 troops at Tuyucué and general Porto Alegre had 16,000 men at TuyutÃ. Additionally, the Imperial Brazilian Navy had 18 steamers at Curuzú and 5 ironclads opposite to Humaitá. President Francisco Solano López decided to attack the Allied supply bases at Tuyutà and Itapirú on the Paraná river.Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Notti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Solano López (politician)
Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 – 1 March 1870) was President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. He was the eldest son of Juana Pabla Carrillo and of President Carlos Antonio López, Francisco's predecessor. At a very young age he served in the Paraguayan Army fighting against Juan Manuel de Rosas in the sporadic hostilities sustained by Paraguay and Argentina during the Platine Wars. After the downfall of Rosas, he became Ambassador of Paraguay, as Minister Plenipotentiary, in several European countries from 1853 to 1855. At his return in Asunción, he was appointed Vice-President of the Supreme Government of his father Carlos, and then assumed the presidency when his father died. He is one of the most controversial figures in South American history, particularly because of the Paraguayan War, known in the Plate Basin as "Guerra de la Triple Alianza". From one perspective, his ambitions were the main reason for the outbreak of the war whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Estero Bellaco
The Battle of Estero Bellaco was one of the bloodiest battles of the Paraguayan War. The battle was fought on 2 May 1866 with the Paraguayan Army suffering 2,000 casualties among the dead and wounded. Likewise, 300 of their men were taken prisoner by the troops belonging to the Triple Alliance: Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The allies lost nearly 2,000 men, mostly wounded, and the Uruguayan troops of General Venancio Flores - commanded by León de Palleja - were severely decimated, accounting for the vast majority of allied deaths. This estuary is located in the Department of Ñeembucú, Paraguay, on the banks of the river of the same name. To the south is the Argentine Republic. Background On 16 April 1866, Allied troops under the command of Marshal Osório, crossed the River Paraguay The Paraguay River (RÃo Paraguay in Spanish, Rio Paraguai in Portuguese, Ysyry Paraguái in Guarani) is a major river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Bolivia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. It shares the bulk of the Southern Cone with Chile to the west, and is also bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay to the north, Brazil to the northeast, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. Argentina is a federal state subdivided into twenty-three provinces, and one autonomous city, which is the federal capital and largest city of the nation, Buenos Aires. The provinces and the capital have their own constitutions, but exist under a federal system. Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and a part of Antarctica. The earliest recorded human prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibious Operation
Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that today uses naval ships to project ground and air power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore at a designated landing beach. Through history the operations were conducted using ship's boats as the primary method of delivering troops to shore. Since the Gallipoli Campaign, specialised watercraft were increasingly designed for landing troops, material and vehicles, including by landing craft and for insertion of commandos, by fast patrol boats, zodiacs (rigid inflatable boats) and from mini-submersibles. The term ''amphibious'' first emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States during the 1930s with introduction of vehicles such as Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tank or the Landing Vehicle Tracked.The first LVT prototypes were named ''Alligator'' and ''Crocodile'', though neither species is actual amphibian Amphibious warfare includes operations defined by their type, purpose, scale and means ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortress Of Humaitá
The Fortress of Humaitá (1854–68), known metaphorically as the Gibraltar of South America, was a Paraguayan military installation near the mouth of the River Paraguay. A strategic site without equal in the region, "a fortress the likes of which had never been seen in South America", it was "the key to Paraguay and the upper rivers". It played a crucial role in the deadliest conflict in the continent's history – the Paraguayan War – of which it was the principal theatre of operations. The site was a sharp horseshoe bend in the river; practically all vessels wishing to enter the Republic of Paraguay – and indeed to steam onwards to the Brazilian province of Mato Grosso – were forced to navigate it. The bend was commanded by a line of artillery batteries, at the end of which was a chain boom which, when raised, detained the shipping under the guns. The navigable channel was only 200 yards wide and ran in easy reach of the artillery. The fortress was protected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ De Bataille De Tuyuti Ou De Yataiti (24 Mai 1866)
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Second Battle Of TuyutÃ
The Second Battle of Tuyutà was fought on 3 November 1867 between the Paraguayan Army and a smaller allied Brazilian-Argentine force. The Paraguayans lost twice as many soldiers as the allies and were defeated.Rolón Medina, Anastasio (1964). ''El lustro terrible''. Asunción: Imprenta La Humanidad, pp. 108. Background With the capture of Tayi on 2 November 1867 in the Paraguayan War, the Allied forces had the Paraguayan encampments of Humaitá and Curupayty along the Paraguay river encircled. General Mena Barreto had 5,000 men at Tayi, general Andrade Neves had a Brazilian division at Estancia San Solano, Marshal Caxias had 25,000 troops at Tuyucué and general Porto Alegre had 16,000 men at TuyutÃ. Additionally, the Imperial Brazilian Navy had 18 steamers at Curuzú and 5 ironclads opposite to Humaitá. President Francisco Solano López decided to attack the Allied supply bases at Tuyutà and Itapirú on the Paraná river.Hooker, T.D., 2008, The Paraguayan War, Notti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antônio De Sampaio
Antônio de Sampaio was a Brazilian brigadier general and war hero, considered to be one of the finest generals during the 19th century. He participated in many rebellions and wars during his service but died from three wounds during the Battle of Tuyutà of the Paraguayan War. He was given the title of ''Patrono da Arma de Infantaria'' for his service within the Brazilian infantry. Early military career and descendants Antônio was born on "Fazenda Vitor" in Tamboril, 288 kilometers from Fortaleza. He was the son of Antônio Ferreira de Sampaio, who was a blacksmith and Antônia Xavier de Araújo. He had a normal youth like any young man from the countryside at the harshness of the northeastern backlands. At the age of 20, on July 17, 1830, he enlisted as a volunteer in the ranks of the then 22nd Battalion of Hunters, based in the Fortress of Nossa Senhora de Assunção, commissioned as an ensign on May 20, 1839, and being confirmed on September 2, 1839, and a lieutenant on De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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