Battle of Angostura

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The Angostura Fortress was a Paraguayan Army fortification, located by the Pikysyry stream, in Paraguayan territory. The Paraguayan War,[A], was a South American war fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance nations. Angostura Fortress was a battery of Paraguayan defense line fortifications strategically located along Lomas Valentinas. The Paraguayan units surrendered the fortification on 27 December 1868, which were then occupied by Imperial Brazilian Army forces on 30 December 1868. This led to a series of victorious battles won by Triple Alliance armies.

1868  Wikidata
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