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The War of the Triple Alliance was one of the longest, least remembered, and, for one of its participants, most catastrophic conflicts of the 19th century. The decision of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay to go to war against Paraguay in May 1965 has generally been regarded as a response to the raids by the headstrong and tyrannical dictator, Francisco Solano Lopez. While there is some truth to this view, as Lopez had attacked towns in Argentina and Brazil, the terms of the Triple Alliance signed that same month reveal that the motivation of these two nations, at least, was to redraw the map in their favor, at the expense of Paraguay. That the resulting conflict lasted five years before Lopez was defeated and his country fully at the mercy of its neighbors was a tribute to the heroic resistance of his people, as well as to the inadequacies of the allied command.
The military campaigns, which took place on land and on the rivers, often in appalling conditions of both climate and terrain, are examined from a strategic perspective, as well as through the experiences of ordinary soldiers. Leuchars looks in detail at the political causes, the course of the conflict as viewed from both sides, and the tragic aftermath. He brings to light an episode that, for all its subsequent obscurity, marked a turning point in the development of South American international relations.
Contents
The Country at the Heart of the Continent
The Man Who Would Be King
The Other Players in the Drama
Political Relations in the Plate Region
The Invasion of Brazil: September to December 1864
The Triple Alliance
The Military Balance
Conscripts and Volunteers: May to June 1865
The Invasion of Argentina: June 1865
The Rio Grande Campaign: June to September 1865
The March to War: September to December 1865
The Invasion of Paraguay: January to April 1866
Conflict in the Esteros: April to May 1866
The Battle of Tuyuty: May 1866
The Funnel of Death: July 1866
The Attack on Curupaity: September 1866
The Long Pause: September 1866 to August 1867
The Fall of Humaitá: September 1867 to August 1868
The December Campaign: December 1868
Endgame: January 1869 to March 1870
Conclusion: Securing the Spoils
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