The Paraguayan War, also called the War of the Triple Alliance, was the deadliest conflict in the history of South America. It began when the Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano López, who sought a greater regional role, went to war with Brazil and then invaded Argentina, after Brazil intervened in Uruguay. Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay then formed the Triple Alliance against Paraguay. After years of grinding campaigns, the allies occupied Asunción in 1869, and the war ended with López's death in battle in March 1870. Paraguay suffered catastrophic losses, with a large part of its population dead and some of its territory ceded.
Before and after
- from 15 November 1864 to 21 December 1864Sherman's March to the Sea
- 24 November 1864Birth of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- 25 November 1864Publication of A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- 30 November 1864Battle of Franklin
- from 27 December 1864 to 1 March 1870Paraguayan War
- c. 1865Birth of Yun Ch'iho
- 1865Founding of Nottingham Forest F.C.
- 1865Founding of Cornell University
- from 1 January 1865 to 26 April 1865Carolinas Campaign
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