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Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat the Paraguayan Army at the Battle of Avay.
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Paraguayan War
Large-scale conflict in South America (1864–1870)
The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadliest and bloodiest inter-state war in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brazilian Army
Land arm of the Brazilian Armed Forces
The Brazilian Army is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordinating itself, in the Federal Government's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Paraguayan Army
National military force
The Paraguayan Army is the ground force branch of the Armed Forces of Paraguay. It is organized into three corps and nine divisions, and several commands and direction. It has gone to war on many occasions, notably in the War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) against Brazil,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Avay
1868 battle of the Paraguayan War
The Battle of Avay of 11 December 1868 was one of the last major combat engagements of the Paraguayan War, fought near the Avay stream in Paraguayan territory between the forces the Triple Alliance and the Paraguayan Army.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)