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The traditional estimate was that the War cost Paraguay at least half its population including military and civilian casualties (the latter mainly owing to disease, dislocation and malnutrition) and that 90% of males of military age died. [2]
Paraguay suffered massive casualties, and the war's disruption and disease also cost civilian lives. Some historians estimate that the nation lost the majority of its population. The specific numbers are hotly disputed and range widely.
The Paraguayan force heading southward was destroyed at Uruguaiana, in Brazil, and a strike into northeastern Argentina resulted in heavy Paraguayan casualties and the virtual destruction of López’s fleet in 1865. Much of the rest of the war was fought in southwestern Paraguay, near and around Humaitá.
May 17, 2024 · In June 1865 Brazilian naval forces defeated a Paraguayan flotilla on the Paraná River at Riachuelo, near the Argentine city of Corrientes; by January 1866 the allies had blockaded the rivers leading to Paraguay. In April Mitre led an allied invading force into southwestern Paraguay but was prevented from advancing for two years.
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Jun 30, 2014 · The war, which was protracted, had many aspects that are hotly debated today, including causes, casualty figures, diplomatic motivations, the character of nationalism, and the personalities of key protagonists—most especially Marshal López.
8. 9. The effects of the war were devastating to Paraguay. Having been fanatically committed to their nation's leader and thus the war effort, they fought to the point of essential disintegration. The population was decimated by more than half through malnutrition and disease as well as warfare itself.
