The final three years of this war consisted of a guerilla campaign which culminated in the battle of Cerro Cora, where the defenders were finally defeated.
The final three years of this war consisted of a guerilla campaign which culminated in the battle of Cerro Cora, where the defenders were finally defeated. The tide had turned when Colorado faction leader Venancio Flores was brought into the war, which started due to Brazilian reprisals against casualties caused by Uruguay's civil war, prompting *Paraguayan President Francisco Solano Lopez to declare war on Brazil, and after Argentina refused to allow Lopez's troops free passage Lopez declared war on Argentina as well. FTP, what was this devastating 1864-70 war named for the coalition opposed to Paraguay?
The final three years of this war consisted of a guerilla campaign which culminated in the battle of Cerro Cora, where the defenders were finally defeated.
War of the Triple Alliance (accept Paraguayan War before *)