One leader's corpse in this war was buried by the bare hands of his diamond-stealing Irish mistress Eliza Lynch.
During this war, William Kirkland captained the USS Wasp to rescue diplomat Charles Washburn; it included a raid that destroyed an iron foundry at Ybycui. One commander who was called to fight during his honeymoon to fight in it was Gaston d'Orleans. One leader's corpse in this war was buried by the bare hands of his diamond-stealing Irish mistress Eliza Lynch. The Marquis de Caxias began commanding one side of this war after its bloodiest battle in the swamps of TuyutÃ­. The tide turned after a naval battle in a river at Riachuelo; at its start, Bartolome Mitre led troops against Francisco Solano Lopez. who had invaded the Mato Grosso. For 10 points, name this war which devastated Paraguay's male population after Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay joined forces against it.
During this war, William Kirkland captained the USS Wasp to rescue diplomat Charles Washburn; it included a raid that destroyed an iron foundry at Ybycui.
War of the Triple Alliance [prompt "Paraguayan War"]