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  • Siege of Humaitá
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  • The Siege of Humaitá was a naval battle and later siege which occurred at the fortress of Humaitá, on the Paraguay River beginning on February 19, 1868, as a part of the Paraguayan War, and ending on July 25, 1868. It is also the name of a picture painted by Victor Meirelles in 1868, depicting this event.
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Strength
  • 4
  • 8
  • 12
  • 150
  • 900
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Partof
  • the Paraguayan War
Date
  • --02-19
Commander
  • Francisco Solano López
  • Admiral Inácio de Barros
  • Col Paulino Alen
  • George Thompson
  • Marquis of Tamandaré
Caption
  • Brazilian Navy forcing passage through the fortress Humaitá
Result
  • Brazilian victory
combatant
  • *
Place
  • Paraguay River, Humaitá
Conflict
  • Siege of Humaitá
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  • The Siege of Humaitá was a naval battle and later siege which occurred at the fortress of Humaitá, on the Paraguay River beginning on February 19, 1868, as a part of the Paraguayan War, and ending on July 25, 1868. It is also the name of a picture painted by Victor Meirelles in 1868, depicting this event.