Humaitá Campaign

The Humaitá campaign or the Cuadrilátero campaign was the third, longest and deadliest campaign of the Paraguayan War. The campaign lasted from 16 April 1866 to 5 August 1868. After the initial Paraguayan success in the Mato Grosso campaign and its failure in the Corrientes campaign, the armed forces of the Triple Alliance, Argentina, the Empire of Brazil and Uruguay, invaded the south of Paraguay. At a very short distance, they found the Paraguayan defensive device made up of four fortifications, the so-called "Cuadrilátero", which obstructed the passage to Asunción both by land and by the Paraguay River. A long series of battles cost huge numbers of casualties on both sides, with operations coming to a complete halt after the allied defeat at the Battle of Curupayty. Casualties on both sides were even higher from disease than from battle due to a cholera epidemic which was added to the appalling food and sanitary conditions.

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1866 — 1868  Wikidata
Humaita Campaign
military campaign, 

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1866 — 1868 Humaitá Campaign

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1866 Battle of Boquerón

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1868 Unknown

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Plano da 3ª Phase da Guerra do Paraguay — Luiz Philippe de Saldanha da Gama, Capitão Tenente d'Armada N. e I

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1866	Humaitá Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1866	Battle of Boquerón	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1868	Unknown	battle of the Paraguayan War	Wikidata
commons	image		Plano da 3ª Phase da Guerra do Paraguay — Luiz Philippe de Saldanha da Gama, Capitão Tenente d'Armada N. e I		Commons