This war, which began with an invasion of Mato Grosso, ended at the Battle of Cerro Cora after the death of President Francisco Solano Lopez.
The first major land battle of this war was fought at Yatay and included a capture of Corrientes. This war emerged out of a conflict involving the Colorados and the Blancos in a country led by Atanasio Aguirre, and Pedro II entrusted military command of his forces to the (*) Duke of Caxias during this war. This war, which began with an invasion of Mato Grosso, ended at the Battle of Cerro Cora after the death of President Francisco Solano Lopez. For ten points, name this bloodiest South American war in which Paraguay was defeated by a coalition of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.
The first major land battle of this war was fought at Yatay and included a capture of Corrientes.
War of the Triple Alliance [accept Paraguayan War] &lt;RP&gt;