War of the Triple Alliance Francisco Solano López

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conference in yatayty corá.



francisco solano lópez, c.1864


the war ensued, lasting until 1 march 1870, carried on great stubbornness , alternating fortunes, though lópez s disasters steadily increased. first major setback came on june 11, 1865, when powerless paraguayan fleet destroyed brazilian navy @ battle of riachuelo, gave allies control on various waterways surrounding paraguay , forced lopez withdraw argentina. on 12 september 1866, lópez invited mitre conference in yatayty corá. lópez believed time right treat peace , ready sign peace treaty allies. no agreement reached though since mitre s conditions every article of treaty of triple alliance still carried out, condition lópez refused. regardless of lópez s refusal, peace treaty not mitre guarantee except on terms of article vi of treaty stated allies pledge solemnly not lay down arms unless common accord, nor until have overthrown present government of paraguay, nor treat enemy separately, nor sign treaty of peace, truce, armistice, or convention whatsoever putting end or suspending war, unless perfect agreement of .


in 1868, when allies pressing him hard, convinced himself paraguayan supporters had formed conspiracy against life. thereupon, several hundred prominent paraguayan citizens seized , executed order, including brothers , brothers-in-law, cabinet ministers, judges, prefects, military officers, bishops , priests, , nine-tenths of civil officers, more 2 hundred foreigners, among them several members of diplomatic legations (the san fernando massacres). during time, had 70-year-old mother flogged , ordered execution, because revealed him had been born out of wedlock.


battle of cerro corá


profile view of lópez, 1870


lópez @ last driven handful of troops northern frontier of paraguay. arrived @ cerro corá on 14 february 1870. 2 detachments sent in pursuit of solano lópez, accompanied 200 men in forests in north, received news of considerable brazilian forces closing in on him. caused of officials still lópez abandon him , approach allied force, under command of brazilian general josé antônio correia da câmara, readily joined scouts in order lead them lópez.


upon hearing this, lópez called last war council remaining officers of general staff in order decide course of action upcoming battle: whether should escape hill range or stay , make stand against attackers. council decided stay , end war once , fighting death.


the brazilian force reached camp on 1 march. during battle ensued, lópez separated remainder of army , accompanied aide , couple of officers. had been wounded spear in stomach , hit sword in side of head , weak walk himself. led him aquidabangui stream, , there left him on pretext of getting reinforcements. while lopez alone aide, general câmara arrived along 6 soldiers , approached him, calling on him surrender , guaranteeing life. lópez refused , shouting ¡muero con mi patria!, (i die nation), tried attack câmara sword. câmara ordered him disarmed, lópez died during struggle soldiers trying disarm him. incident marked end of war of triple alliance.








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