" Soon after independence, this country dissolved its military junta in favor of a dual consulship which ruled from chairs labeled Pompey and Caesar.
This country employed the engineer George Thompson, who detailed a river stronghold dubbed "the Sevastopol of the Americas." Soon after independence, this country dissolved its military junta in favor of a dual consulship which ruled from chairs labeled Pompey and Caesar. James Buchanan sent a naval mission to this country after it fired on the USS Water Witch, killing its helmsman. In this modern-day country, Jesuit policies of giving back income to natives on reducciones and coining indigenous words helped contribute to a native language persisting and being spoken by nearly (*) 90% of the population. It gained its independence by defeating a military expedition led by Manuel Belgrano. It's not Brazil, but a letter from the Duke of Caxias [CAH-shyas] to Pedro II describes the devastation of a war in which in this country where its fortress of Humaitá was seized. For 10 points, name this country that invaded Mato Grosso under dictator Francisco Solano López.
This country employed the engineer George Thompson, who detailed a river stronghold dubbed "the Sevastopol of the Americas.
Paraguay [or Paraguái] 