Not only considered the largest international armed conflict in Latin America, but also in all of America, because from what I researched, of the wars that took place in North America, none could have had the Magnitude that was the Paraguayan War.
@@jeanxx5745, The Paraguay War, or also called the Triple Alliance War, was the Greatest War between Countries and their Borders of the American Continent, which is why it demanded more Resources and Area of Conflict, just to have an Idea, the Zone of War of this Conflict extended to almost all the Silver Hydrographic Basin that is the Second largest of the World, second only to the Amazon. While the US Civil War had the highest death toll of nearly One Million, it must be remembered that the Paraguay War lasted far longer than the American Civil War, five years and two weeks long, not to mention that the Paraguay War was much more Brutal, because in Towards the end of this Conflict, Paraguay had the Audacity to recruit Children, Women and the Elderly, as there was no Adult Population to fight. Not to mention that the American Civil War, in its name, was a Civil War, not a Conflict between Countries.
@@jeanxx5745 its funny how the biggest war of the continent have to be necessarily a civil war, because the biggest war of the continent should obviously have the strongest country, in this case the USA, and the only country of the region that can match with him is only itself lol
In some books it is stated that a small group of men, along with women and children were serving the army by finding weapons, food, etc. These people unfortunately tripped into the Brazilian army and fought what we now know as the Batalla de Acosta Ñu. Shortly after the gunfire started, el Mariscal noticed it and sent 500 men commanded by Bernardino Caballero. The battle was lost by the Paraguayans, and the kids fought for their lives, not because they were forced. At least that's what this book said. Another interesting fact: Among the kids in Acosta Ñu there was Emilio Aceval, the kid who would someday be president.
@@JosephgoebblezUruguay: España (por lo de la guerra civil) Brasil: Imperio Ruso (mucho terreno, aguantó mucho y puso en el campo muchos soldados) Argentina: Austria (perdió batallas, pero logró dar la vuelta a las cosas) Paraguay: Francia (peleó con todos a la vez, empezó ganando y perdió al final) Aún así es ilógico comparar eventos históricos, pero bueno, al menos así es más exacto.
@@buxadonoff Claro que venceram, eles conseguiram o objetivo de guerra deles então venceram. Os EUA não conseguiram o que desejavam e assinaram um tratado de paz, então perderam.
@@ChongLi99 não é tão simples. Eles venceram politicamente, sem sombra de dúvidas. Mas quando falam que os EUA perderam normalmente querem implicar que eles tomaram um cacete em termos militar, o que é bem longe da verdade. Os EUA mataram mais de 1 milhão e venceram todas grandes batalhas, enquanto tiveram 50 mil mortos apenas. Em termos militares foi uma surra no Vietnã.
The battle of tuiuti was a Brazilian victory, ending with 4,000 Brazilian dead and 13,000 Paraguayan ones. The battle of Tuiuti destroyed the best Paraguayan forces and Led to the invasion of Paraguay.
That is a half lie, you are not considering the allied casualties such as Argentines, and Uruguayan minorities who were in that battle conforming to the allied side, there were 11,000 dead (between dead and wounded) on the allied side and 15,000 dead, wounded and prisoners on the Paraguayan side.
The main failure of the Paraguayan army, I must admit, was the disorganization due to the coordination and synchronization of the attacks by the different francs to complete the siege, by which time the allies had already taken all their positions and were in a position to respond to the attack.
Fun fatct avout it: and paraguayan news paper at the time published a false news saying the paraguayans had won the battle, and with it made it to and village in the argentine province of corrientes/entre rios (i don't remember wixh one of the two) the locals celebrated it (in that region of argentine there war much more sympathy twards paraguay than to the argentine central governament).
Fue con tres países, no con brasil, si Brasil se enfrentaba contra Paraguay solo, Paraguay lo haría polvo, solo ve las primeras batalla, y verás con el ejército paraguayo a ganado batalla importante.
@@Eliasrs-iw9hkjajaajaja paraguai gano las PRIMERAS batallas porque enfrento un ejercito recien mobilizado y q que no habia se interado de lá invasion. Brasil en lá realidad luchó casi solo contra paraguai y poderia hacerlo completamente solo.
@@-FriedOreos-sip afortunadamente estos dos países actualmente tienen buena relación, esto gracias a la represa y los tratos comerciales La máxima rivalidad que existe esta en el fútbol xd Saludos desde Paraguay a los hermanos brasileños
@@renautma7005 En Argentina nos enseñan que Paraguay era una potencia en todo sentido, cuando solo era así militarmente, en cambio cuando nosotros fuimos una potencia en todos los sentidos desde los 90's del 1800 y 40's del 1900, no lo enseñan o dicen que éramos una oligarquía... Nuestra educación es una basura y por eso somos un basurero socialista... Como sea, es una lástima que el dictador de Paraguay haya invadido Argentina, le costó mucho a su país... Saludos desde Buenos Aires capo
Tuyutí was a decisive Allied Victory, not Paraguayan. In fact, it was the battle in which Paraguayans lost most of their elite cavalry and their best troops, after that only the Allied incompetence at Curupaytí eclipsed the effect of the loses.
@@Stefano-dd2sf sorry for the late answer... it'll be named "Guerras do Prata", portuguese for Platinean Wars. The first take will be available in at least 5 years or more, because i've got too much work to do with another tasks and it became a secondary goal in my life, but i will not give up on writing this.
You know what is funnier is that Brazil only thought about creating its armed force and organized it during wars it was like that in the war of independence with the navy, it was like that with the army in the paraguay war and it was like that with the air force in the second world war ...
@@psicopataautista7132 ehhh não primeiro pq eramos colonia e segundo que como instituição e consciencia de classe o exercito so se organizou mesmo no périodo da guerra do paraguai tanto que muitas das guerras antes como da cisplatina o Brasil usou mercenários para lutar nas guerras
@@pemky6717 na verdade o nosso exército teve uma base verdadeira a partir da chegada da família portuguesa no Rio de Janeiro, mas o nosso exército existiu mesmo dês de as guerras para a Expulsão dos Holandeses no nordeste, apesar de ele não ter sido criado realmente nessa época, mas sim na época de Dom João VI, é por causa do "exército" que a gente tinha na época que o nosso país é tão grande, não é atoa que ele incentivou o surgimento dos bandeirantes (Centro-oeste), missionários jesuítas (Norte) e mercenários a procura de terras ricas em ouro e prata (Sul), durante o Principado do Brasil e no início do Império nós utilizávamos mercenários e soldados, soldados esses que hoje conhecemos eles como Dragões da Independência (os guardas que ficam em Brasília guardando o palácio do Planalto), mas até hoje se utilizam mercenários em exércitos, um exemplo é a Rússia, então isso não é algo que desclassifique aquilo como não sendo um exercito
They didn't start two world wars. The first world war was caused by austria-hungary and the second time the UK and France declared war on germany. Their population was expelled in multiple countries including czechoslavia, hungary, the balkans and other parts of europe. The entirety of prussia was stolen from them by the russians and its population also was kicked out. Germany was forced to pay reparations for both wars. They suffered a lot.
hazzmati Also just so you know, in WW1 it was Germany that declared war in France and Russia and invaded Belgium and France, so yeah it was Germany's fault the war became a world war. Learn some facts please
Nope, a fabricated claim by the investigative journalist and left-wing militant Júlio José Chiavenato in his book Genocide Americano: A Guerra do Paraguai (American Genocide: The Paraguayan War) he fled from the Military Regime here in Brazil to Paraguay and while there didn't lead any search nor research and without a primary source of evidence published his book when he got back from Paraguay in 1979 his book became popular between the Brazilian left-wing bubble and became more influential than the official version at least online sake; In his book he said that 97% of the male population despite from what I see most people are arguing a more digestible version of 60%-70% and he also claim that Count of Gaston touched down a hospital full of children and women etc... from those how don't know the Count of Gaston was an Orleans Prince the husband of Princess Isabel, the Redeemer the same princess which abolished slavery by the Golden Law (a.k.a Aurea Law) and the marry was approved by Emperor Pedro II, the Magnanimous the wisest and most resonable leader in the American Continet
@@Eliasrs-iw9hk Brazil was practically alone in the war since the argentines and uruguayans sent very few troops, also paraguay still got gangbanged no matter what so
The American Civil War (same time period) was the most costly war the US has fought (since both sides were Americans). 2% of Americans (620,000) died in it, and ironically a majority of them were deaths from disease. Paraguay starts a war trying to impose a coup on Uruguay, draws Brazil into it, makes the voluntary choice to declare war on Argentina, and ends up losing 60% of its population (around 400,000 men), over three quarters of all losses suffered in that war. Bravo Francisco Solano Lopez. You deserve a Darwin Award for that one.
This comment has quite a few inaccuracies, but the most blatantly ignorant are: 1. The War began with the Brazilian invasion of Uruguay. 2. Paraguay trying to impose a coup in Uruguay? Paraguay supported the White Party, which was democratically elected. The opposition, supported by Brazil, was the one who carried out a coup. 3. The declaration of war on Argentina is given after it has allowed the passage of Brazilian troops for an invasion of Paraguay, which constitutes a full-fledged Causus beli.
Fun fact that Solano Lopez was part of Napoleon III court. Germans invaded France in 1870 and won that war in just 6 months. Both of them were powerless in 1870
Just a small correction: the disputed territories at the north of Paraguay were under the control of Brazil at the begining of the war. Other than that excellent work. I think this is the best one Ive seen so far. Also, Ive never read about 50k deaths of brazilian civlians, where did that happen? The invasion of MS and RS were not that deadly.
"the disputed territories at the north of Paraguay were under the control of Brazil at the begining of the war" I know. I wrote who owned the claimed territory's in actuality in the description.
Jake, You commited a mistake at 2:04, the battle o f Tuyutí resulted in a Allied (Brazil, Uruguay, Argetina) victory, not a Paraguaywan one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tuyut%C3%AD www.theartofbattle.com/battle-of-tuyuti-1866/ Not to mention the Second Battle of Tuyutí also resulted in a allied Victory, in this case you got it right: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Tuyut%C3%AD
@Poder Vida Shut the f**k up. We all know what he meant, which was just Spanish-speaking countries. You just wanted an excuse to hate on USA. For the record, USA has many cultures that are known worldwide. WTF is your country known for, do*che?
Their bravery was commendable, yes, but it was stupid bravery in a stupid war. They suffered the largest % of the population out of any war in history, roughly 60-70%, depending on which sources you believe.
OCTAPUS 444 They didn't. You only listened to the Paraguayan view of facts , check out the book "Citizen Emperor" I found it free in English for download in the internet (copyright expired , I think that was the government of Australia which uploaded it). From it's 311 pages 145 are about Brazilian external policies and wars , you'll see the truth (or at least another point of view) there
oh yeah, sure, the empire of Brazil should not have attacked Paraguay after Paraguay invaded the Brazilian province of mato grosso, raped and killed the local population, not to mention that the Paraguayan troops kidnapped the governor of the province of mato grosso and killed the same one of hunger in prison, right? The fault of all this misfortune is Solano Lopez, who dragged this war for three more years even when he had no chance to win, and even sent children and old people to the battlefields ... This bastard invaded mine country and with his army killed and raped my people, and even after all the disgrace that this scourge caused, do I still see people defending this monster?
Julio Argentino Roca No he didnt he was fleeing and the Brazilian and Argentinian men instead of letting the civilians go they would rape and pillage the cities! All generals retreat, and thats when the defense relies on the civilians, Poland did the same in 1944 in Warsaw and they dont get shit for it
Ik this is beating a dead horse as this comment is a year old but, paraguay only lasted because the allies didnt have knowledge of the terrain and barely had strategic goals , preaty much the vietnam war.
Ayo the part of civilians dying is true but Solano exetended the war and did warcrimes himself, a simple surrender would've ended it faster and less people would suffer.
They also had a very good military at the time (compared to South American nations'). Legend also says they were incredible fighters that fought till their last breath - which also explains why 60% of the population dies in this war.
Essa guerra só teve 5 anos de duração por alguns motivos: O território Paraguai era pantanoso úmido e desconhecido e Solano Lopez era um covarde que preferia fugir e mandar sua população a morte do que se render.
Another story south american that needs to become a film: In 1851, the Argentine Confederation declared war on the Empire of Brazil, The Caudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas, said: "Poor Brazilians, I will make your emperor my butler". In 1852, gauchos loyal to Pedro II and Uribez marched triumphantly in Buenos Aires, while Rosas fled in disguise and embarked on an English ship. Before leaving Argentina for England, he said: “It was not the people who brought me down. It was the monkeys, the Brazilians''
The only war between both countries ended with the creation of Uruguay, after that nothing more happened. The one who involved Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation were only them, Brazil just helped Buenos Aires but it didn't do that much, just watch the coastline of Buenos Aires
@rfl 62 Paraguay warned Brazil that they would attack if Brazil invaded Uruguay Brazil did not take Paraguay seriously despite it having a very powerful military. To Brazil, they and Argentina were the main regional players, and Paraguay was an afterthought.
Good video, i like it as paraguayan. But i have to tell you there was some chronological erros. The seige of urugaiana was in 1865 and all the battles in argentinian territoy were too in 1865 except for the battle of corrales, and you forgot to mention the battle of riachuelo, the graetest naval battle in south american history and one of the most decisive battles of the war (11 huin 1865, allied victory) And the first battle of tuyuti was a allied victory and other of the most decisive battles of the war meanwhile the second battle of tuyuti was a paraguayan victory. You seem well informated about the causes of the war no like the majority of the videos in english that i ve seen :)
While i admit Paraguays emperor was insane and killed nearly all of his population in a useless war, i must admire the fact thay they held out for so many years and did not surrender despite the odds. Respect
Bloodiest American wars Mexican revolution 1 - 3 million deaths American Civil war 700,000 to 1 million deaths The Paraguayan war 400,000 to 500,000 deaths
Well it would be impossible for them to become the leading power, but I could see Uruguay not siding with Brazil and Argentina because of spite, and Paraguay possibly focusing advances into the Chaco region, leading to more stabilization of the front, maybe letting them eventually get their claims.
Paraguay only exists today thanks to the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. After the war, the president of Argentina suggested to Brazil to split Paraguay between the two victorious nations. On the other hand, the Emperor expected that the next enemy (of a possible future war) would be against Argentina and it would be helpful to have the less frontier as possible with Argentina. However, time has proven them to be allies of Brazil in several other issues along time. Today, Brazil have no interest with Paraguai, as they export drugs and weapons by smuggling to Brazil and protect wanted criminals of Brazil and etc.
@@BlockWorks no, Brazil took the lands that were disputed before the war that both nations claimed. Brazil didnt take a inch of core paraguayan territory. Had paraguay won the war It Would have annexed the lands It claimed. Bye the way, the invasion of mato grosso was launched to occupy brazilian land and incorporate the claimed lands ( and perhaps annex some core Brazilian territory)
Most of the work was done by Brazilian forces, mentioning that Brazil chased Solano Lopes, who got killed by an Imperial soldier. The Paraguayans started the war, Solano Lopes thought he was Napoleon and got destroyied by Brazilian Troops.
@Julio Argentino Roca Actually the south front was composed of brazilian soldiers mostly, by the end of the war brazil had 200 thousand men, while argentina had 30 thousand
*Paraguay declares war on Brasil* Paraguay: i can do it *Paraguay attacks Argentina because he don't let him pass trought and Argentina declares war on Paraguay* Paraguay: ._. *Brasil, Argentina and Uruguay make an alliance and declares war on Paraguay* Paraguay: ...
Brazil: *disrespects Paraguay's existence and invades Uruguay* Uruguay: *Rebels aganist it's government which is an ally of Paraguay* Argentina: *supports enemies of Paraguay* People at 21th century: why they declared war to 3 countries lol
No, uruguay was in a civil war that was causing some conflicts in the southern of brazil, so brazil intervened in the civil war helping the side that was friendly with brazil, then this win the civil war, defeating the other side, that was friend of paraguay, so paraguay declared war in brazil, and ask argentina to support paraguay and argentina denied so paraguay declared war in argentina too
At the start, multiple other southern countries are mentioned which soon became non-existent, can someone tell me where I can find the list of those countries? Or tell me what they were?
De hecho tenía el mejor ejército armado que los tres países beligerantes, Argentina no era tan grande y el ejército Brasileño era un chiste a comparación de ahora solo tenía a veteranos viejos y jóvenes inexpertos y Uruguay bff nada ellos fueron obligados a pelear.
Decime por que brasil no quieres entregar los archivos secreto y el tratado secreto brasil argentina uruguay hicieron con Reino unidos? Contra paraguay
War, that killed Glaucous Macaw (anodorhynchus glaucus). These beautiful birds were extremely rare after this war period and soon went extinct. Such a sad loss of this brutal war, which had very negative impact on natural environment...RIP Glaucous Macaw and also 60% of Paraguay population along with soldiers of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina who fought and died in this war... When will they ever learn..
Francisco Solano Lópes was killed with a spear by a cavalry man know in Brazil as ''Chico Diabo'', roughely translated, as ''Francis the Devil'', he earned 100 cows for the deed, although the order was that Solano was to be taken alive, he also kept the golden sword of Solano, you can see both the Sword and the spear at Rio de Janeiro National Museum.
show me some proof and I may change my mind. And saying proof I mean facts that can be checked. As you might now sometimes the people who write history don't base themselves in facts and rather choose allegations, sotries, interpretations, etc
Extremely well done, congrats!
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Ollie Bye will you continue you seven years war video? You did part 1 but what about part 2?
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The first gang bang in modern history
The second one being the second balkan war
two words: GREEK WORLD. Lookin at you, ROME, and PARTHIA.
@@polandballhistorian8537 what?
You clearly forgot the partition of Poland a few decades before, it had been invaded by Russia, Prussia and Austria
Ha true
Not only considered the largest international armed conflict in Latin America, but also in all of America, because from what I researched, of the wars that took place in North America, none could have had the Magnitude that was the Paraguayan War.
@Poder Vida What about the war beatween confederates and union in UA ...I believed that in that war many more people died but I am not really sure.
American civil war was probably bigger. This one is the second no doubt.
@@jeanxx5745, The Paraguay War, or also called the Triple Alliance War, was the Greatest War between Countries and their Borders of the American Continent, which is why it demanded more Resources and Area of Conflict, just to have an Idea, the Zone of War of this Conflict extended to almost all the Silver Hydrographic Basin that is the Second largest of the World, second only to the Amazon.
While the US Civil War had the highest death toll of nearly One Million, it must be remembered that the Paraguay War lasted far longer than the American Civil War, five years and two weeks long, not to mention that the Paraguay War was much more Brutal, because in
Towards the end of this Conflict, Paraguay had the Audacity to recruit Children, Women and the Elderly, as there was no Adult Population to fight.
Not to mention that the American Civil War, in its name, was a Civil War, not a Conflict between Countries.
@@jeanxx5745 its funny how the biggest war of the continent have to be necessarily a civil war, because the biggest war of the continent should obviously have the strongest country, in this case the USA, and the only country of the region that can match with him is only itself lol
@@TeyuYagua The biggest war in the americas was the Mexican Civil War
Pretty sad how 90% of Paraguay's male population died. I also heard that even male children were forced to fight in the war too and they too died.
Si, los niños y mujeres también lucharon porque ya no había mas hombres
Solano Lopez used his pupulation as shield, he refused to surrender.
Solano Lopez was a monster.
André Reis Correct, he Doomed Paraguay, if it weren't for him Paraguay today would be a really wealthy country
In some books it is stated that a small group of men, along with women and children were serving the army by finding weapons, food, etc. These people unfortunately tripped into the Brazilian army and fought what we now know as the Batalla de Acosta Ñu. Shortly after the gunfire started, el Mariscal noticed it and sent 500 men commanded by Bernardino Caballero.
The battle was lost by the Paraguayans, and the kids fought for their lives, not because they were forced. At least that's what this book said.
Another interesting fact: Among the kids in Acosta Ñu there was Emilio Aceval, the kid who would someday be president.
The Original: France Under Napoleon
The Fanfiction that went to far: Paraguay under Lopez
The cheap copy of the fanfiction: WW2
Uruguay:spain
Brasil: United kingdom
Argentina: Russian Empire
Paraguay: France
@@Josephgoebblez Seria alreves
@@diogo2475 what
@@JosephgoebblezUruguay: España (por lo de la guerra civil)
Brasil: Imperio Ruso (mucho terreno, aguantó mucho y puso en el campo muchos soldados)
Argentina: Austria (perdió batallas, pero logró dar la vuelta a las cosas)
Paraguay: Francia (peleó con todos a la vez, empezó ganando y perdió al final)
Aún así es ilógico comparar eventos históricos, pero bueno, al menos así es más exacto.
Paraguay: I held out against the two most powerful nations in South America for 5 years
Vietnamese: hold my beer
Vietnam got rekt in military terms, they lost every major battle. They won politically, and that was their goal..
Felipe Frota and thats what matters
@@cavejohnson982 sure, but saying they beat the americans is wrong, they didnt.
@@buxadonoff Claro que venceram, eles conseguiram o objetivo de guerra deles então venceram. Os EUA não conseguiram o que desejavam e assinaram um tratado de paz, então perderam.
@@ChongLi99 não é tão simples. Eles venceram politicamente, sem sombra de dúvidas. Mas quando falam que os EUA perderam normalmente querem implicar que eles tomaram um cacete em termos militar, o que é bem longe da verdade. Os EUA mataram mais de 1 milhão e venceram todas grandes batalhas, enquanto tiveram 50 mil mortos apenas. Em termos militares foi uma surra no Vietnã.
Paraguay might have the strangest history of all the countries when you think about it
UltraWorlds why?
As a Brazilian, I can assure you, some weird stuff goes on down on this continent.
As a paraguayan I can say you´re right
UltraWorlds
Its a whole lot of civil wars and shit, nothing else :v
@Julio Argentino Roca Mal, después te dejaban tener 5 esposas jaja qué kreisi
Mom can we have Napoleonic wars at home?
Mom: we have Napoleonic wars at home.
Napoleonic wars at home:
The battle of tuiuti was a Brazilian victory, ending with 4,000 Brazilian dead and 13,000 Paraguayan ones. The battle of Tuiuti destroyed the best Paraguayan forces and Led to the invasion of Paraguay.
@Salvatore F Casartelli actually I leaned this in the documentary " A Guerra do Paraguai: A nossa grande guerra. "
That is a half lie, you are not considering the allied casualties such as Argentines, and Uruguayan minorities who were in that battle conforming to the allied side, there were 11,000 dead (between dead and wounded) on the allied side and 15,000 dead, wounded and prisoners on the Paraguayan side.
The main failure of the Paraguayan army, I must admit, was the disorganization due to the coordination and synchronization of the attacks by the different francs to complete the siege, by which time the allies had already taken all their positions and were in a position to respond to the attack.
7000 brazilians died un this battle and 5000-6000 paraguayans
Fun fatct avout it: and paraguayan news paper at the time published a false news saying the paraguayans had won the battle, and with it made it to and village in the argentine province of corrientes/entre rios (i don't remember wixh one of the two) the locals celebrated it (in that region of argentine there war much more sympathy twards paraguay than to the argentine central governament).
Brazil: Paraguay will loose 60% of their population
Paraguay: What a stupid prediction
Brazil: It wasn't a prediction
it was a fact
It’s a threat and a promise
Fue con tres países, no con brasil, si Brasil se enfrentaba contra Paraguay solo, Paraguay lo haría polvo, solo ve las primeras batalla, y verás con el ejército paraguayo a ganado batalla importante.
@@Eliasrs-iw9hkjajaajaja paraguai gano las PRIMERAS batallas porque enfrento un ejercito recien mobilizado y q que no habia se interado de lá invasion. Brasil en lá realidad luchó casi solo contra paraguai y poderia hacerlo completamente solo.
E depois foi engolido, agora o paraguay nem se equipara ao Brasil @@Eliasrs-iw9hk
0:58 TRETA INTENSIFIES
López depois de enfiar 3 red bull no cu e 3 kilo de cocaína pelo ouvido
SALVE.
Caraca,você por aqui? Libera meu almoço aí.
World war 2
South america edition
😂😂
Not funny
Didnt laugh
🤣
Except a country ends up losing 60% of its population
Basicly
10 best militar decisions
@@renautma7005 Che crees que te vaya a entender?
Paraguay era la superpotencia de la época y Brasil tuvo mucho miedo
@@-FriedOreos- no era potencia económica pero su ejército estaba en el top13 mundial superior a Brasil puesto 21
@@-FriedOreos-sip afortunadamente estos dos países actualmente tienen buena relación, esto gracias a la represa y los tratos comerciales
La máxima rivalidad que existe esta en el fútbol xd
Saludos desde Paraguay a los hermanos brasileños
@@renautma7005 En Argentina nos enseñan que Paraguay era una potencia en todo sentido, cuando solo era así militarmente, en cambio cuando nosotros fuimos una potencia en todos los sentidos desde los 90's del 1800 y 40's del 1900, no lo enseñan o dicen que éramos una oligarquía... Nuestra educación es una basura y por eso somos un basurero socialista... Como sea, es una lástima que el dictador de Paraguay haya invadido Argentina, le costó mucho a su país... Saludos desde Buenos Aires capo
Tuyutí was a decisive Allied Victory, not Paraguayan. In fact, it was the battle in which Paraguayans lost most of their elite cavalry and their best troops, after that only the Allied incompetence at Curupaytí eclipsed the effect of the loses.
Wiki?
Wiki?
1:20 Paraguay’s biggest extent.
i was working on a book about the platinean wars, and your video made me regain my interest on it, thank you for your amazing job!
Whats the future name of the book?
@@Stefano-dd2sf sorry for the late answer... it'll be named "Guerras do Prata", portuguese for Platinean Wars. The first take will be available in at least 5 years or more, because i've got too much work to do with another tasks and it became a secondary goal in my life, but i will not give up on writing this.
You know what is funnier is that Brazil only thought about creating its armed force and organized it during wars it was like that in the war of independence with the navy, it was like that with the army in the paraguay war and it was like that with the air force in the second world war ...
Brazil being brazil
O exército brasileiro não surgiu durante a expulsão dos holandeses do nordeste ?
@@psicopataautista7132 ehhh não primeiro pq eramos colonia e segundo que como instituição e consciencia de classe o exercito so se organizou mesmo no périodo da guerra do paraguai tanto que muitas das guerras antes como da cisplatina o Brasil usou mercenários para lutar nas guerras
@@pemky6717 na verdade o nosso exército teve uma base verdadeira a partir da chegada da família portuguesa no Rio de Janeiro, mas o nosso exército existiu mesmo dês de as guerras para a Expulsão dos Holandeses no nordeste, apesar de ele não ter sido criado realmente nessa época, mas sim na época de Dom João VI, é por causa do "exército" que a gente tinha na época que o nosso país é tão grande, não é atoa que ele incentivou o surgimento dos bandeirantes (Centro-oeste), missionários jesuítas (Norte) e mercenários a procura de terras ricas em ouro e prata (Sul), durante o Principado do Brasil e no início do Império nós utilizávamos mercenários e soldados, soldados esses que hoje conhecemos eles como Dragões da Independência (os guardas que ficam em Brasília guardando o palácio do Planalto), mas até hoje se utilizam mercenários em exércitos, um exemplo é a Rússia, então isso não é algo que desclassifique aquilo como não sendo um exercito
Me encanto!!! el vídeo saludos desde Paraguay !!!!
¿Te sorprende cómo Brasil destruyó tu nación?
@@Subsario, mano! Deixa de ser chato.
@@joaog.8224 🙄 no hace falta ya mucho problemas tienen ustedes con Bolsanaro 😂
@@Subsario No, lo que me sorprende es que dijeron que iba a durar 3 meses la guerra que no iban a poder contra 3 países y al final duró 5 años
Piada boa vlad
Battle of Tuyuti wasn’t a paraguayan victory it was a paraguayan massacre from the triple allaince forces
I feel sad for the paraguayans. Not even germany suffered this much.
hazzmati how the fuck germany suffered after starting two world wars
They didn't start two world wars. The first world war was caused by austria-hungary and the second time the UK and France declared war on germany. Their population was expelled in multiple countries including czechoslavia, hungary, the balkans and other parts of europe. The entirety of prussia was stolen from them by the russians and its population also was kicked out. Germany was forced to pay reparations for both wars. They suffered a lot.
hazzmati Then Cold War division of Germany on two
hazzmati
Stop being a nazi apologist, Hitler invaded Poland and it was partitioned between the facist and communist scums.
hazzmati
Also just so you know, in WW1 it was Germany that declared war in France and Russia and invaded Belgium and France, so yeah it was Germany's fault the war became a world war. Learn some facts please
60% of Paraguay perished very sad.
BritishPrivateer I doubt any nation deserves that much carnage.
BritishPrivateer Solano deserved it, not the people
Nope, a fabricated claim by the investigative journalist and left-wing militant Júlio José Chiavenato in his book Genocide Americano: A Guerra do Paraguai (American Genocide: The Paraguayan War) he fled from the Military Regime here in Brazil to Paraguay and while there didn't lead any search nor research and without a primary source of evidence published his book when he got back from Paraguay in 1979 his book became popular between the Brazilian left-wing bubble and became more influential than the official version at least online sake; In his book he said that 97% of the male population despite from what I see most people are arguing a more digestible version of 60%-70% and he also claim that Count of Gaston touched down a hospital full of children and women etc... from those how don't know the Count of Gaston was an Orleans Prince the husband of Princess Isabel, the Redeemer the same princess which abolished slavery by the Golden Law (a.k.a Aurea Law) and the marry was approved by Emperor Pedro II, the Magnanimous the wisest and most resonable leader in the American Continet
@@BritishPrivateer you deserve it
@@matiasmendes8528 Solano kinda and kinda didnt deserve it
Paraguay:I want beach.
Brazil:Okay,here's your beach
*Rifle loading noises*
Me when i'm stupid:
Fueron tres países contra uno, no brasil.
Você de novo? Ta com inveja do Brasil?@@Eliasrs-iw9hk
@@whatsocutee solo aclaro las mentiras.
@@Eliasrs-iw9hk Brazil was practically alone in the war since the argentines and uruguayans sent very few troops, also paraguay still got gangbanged no matter what so
my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather, Captain Francisco Franz Dillenburg fought in this war on the brazilian side
The American Civil War (same time period) was the most costly war the US has fought (since both sides were Americans). 2% of Americans (620,000) died in it, and ironically a majority of them were deaths from disease.
Paraguay starts a war trying to impose a coup on Uruguay, draws Brazil into it, makes the voluntary choice to declare war on Argentina, and ends up losing 60% of its population (around 400,000 men), over three quarters of all losses suffered in that war.
Bravo Francisco Solano Lopez. You deserve a Darwin Award for that one.
This comment has quite a few inaccuracies, but the most blatantly ignorant are:
1. The War began with the Brazilian invasion of Uruguay.
2. Paraguay trying to impose a coup in Uruguay? Paraguay supported the White Party, which was democratically elected. The opposition, supported by Brazil, was the one who carried out a coup.
3. The declaration of war on Argentina is given after it has allowed the passage of Brazilian troops for an invasion of Paraguay, which constitutes a full-fledged Causus beli.
@@534fj5 That's false. Argentina was neutral, Paraguay requested permission to travel through Corrientes, Argentina refused, Paraguay invades.
Very well done. I love the music.
Fun fact that Solano Lopez was part of Napoleon III court. Germans invaded France in 1870 and won that war in just 6 months. Both of them were powerless in 1870
Que capo
Yeah i imagine youre pretty powerless with a spear on your stomach
Solano Lopez: I will declare war on Brazil
D. Pedro ll: I wouldn't do that
* Solano Lopez invades Brazil
D. Pedro ll: my partner is fucked
Fueron contra tres paises
@@Eliasrs-iw9hkChora mais mini país
@@whatsocutee jajajaja cobardes
@@Eliasrs-iw9hk desculpe, não falo com país insignificante
@@whatsocutee eu não falo con macaco assim que adios.
Just a small correction: the disputed territories at the north of Paraguay were under the control of Brazil at the begining of the war. Other than that excellent work. I think this is the best one Ive seen so far. Also, Ive never read about 50k deaths of brazilian civlians, where did that happen? The invasion of MS and RS were not that deadly.
"the disputed territories at the north of Paraguay were under the control of Brazil at the begining of the war"
I know. I wrote who owned the claimed territory's in actuality in the description.
Probabily civilians recruits. Many of them were slaves and recently released at Brazilian side.
No hubo ninguna muerte de civiles brasileros.
Foda mesmo é mandar crianças e mulheres para a guerra, essa foi a guerra mais brutal que já existiu
Matheus Silva na verdede foi a ww2 Mundial
Hentai que reviveu Foi na guerra do Paraguai, e não se diz WW2 mundial, "World (mundial) War II"
Matheus Silva Mandaram só mulheres.
WW2 Mundial?
World War 2 Mundial?
Segunda Guerra Mundial Mundial?
Matheus da Silva Pro Brazil sim , mas pro mundo nem fudendo
This video: Comes out
TH-cam: Time to recommend this *3 years later*
Very nice job, I am also currently working on this card
More videos about the american countries like this one. Excellent!!! 👏👏👏
Manuel Alejandro Vazquez Espinoza American countries? Just exist North American and South American countries.
2x2leax Are you fuckingh dumbass? You are idot as hell bitch
@@2x2leax Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are asian countries so lol.
Jake, You commited a mistake at 2:04, the battle o f Tuyutí resulted in a Allied (Brazil, Uruguay, Argetina) victory, not a Paraguaywan one:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tuyut%C3%AD
www.theartofbattle.com/battle-of-tuyuti-1866/
Not to mention the Second Battle of Tuyutí also resulted in a allied Victory, in this case you got it right:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Tuyut%C3%AD
adonayshot do you really have to be that one guy who picks apart videos like these that take a lot of work for mistakes?? just enjoy it for what it is
Hey, just trying to help him out, and I'm making sure that people can have access to the real facts....or it could be my authism, I don't know.
It was the biggest battle ever fought in Latin America, so I think it does matter who is the winner
Also known as the “Triple Alliance War” in Latin America
Poder Vida Haiti is a minority compared to the other spanish countries or Brazil,shh.
Poder Vida Argentina,Chile,Uruguay,Paraguay,Perú,Bolivia,Colombia.Equador Venezuela and like 60% of American countries speak spanish
3 blonde guys fucking big ass paraguayan godess.
Poder Vida Yes,now shut the f up and stop pinging me
@Poder Vida
Shut the f**k up. We all know what he meant, which was just Spanish-speaking countries. You just wanted an excuse to hate on USA. For the record, USA has many cultures that are known worldwide. WTF is your country known for, do*che?
Good God, paraguay kicked some ass and held really well for the situation they were in
OwnageCubed Indeed
Yes, they kicked, before their own ass was kicked and 90% of their masculine population was killed.
"Kicked some Ass" lol Paraguai got rekt, this was the most unnecessary war ever...
Their bravery was commendable, yes, but it was stupid bravery in a stupid war. They suffered the largest % of the population out of any war in history, roughly 60-70%, depending on which sources you believe.
Paraguay had the best tech and the largest army, but cannot defeat a entire continent
May God bless the most gentle country
Hail oh glory, Hail oh empire of Brazil!
Gukpa AVE GLÓRIA AVE IMPÉRIO!
Gukpa
Gentle? They raped Paraguay
they deserved. read about the other platinean wars, not just about paraguayan war.
OCTAPUS 444 They didn't. You only listened to the Paraguayan view of facts , check out the book "Citizen Emperor" I found it free in English for download in the internet (copyright expired , I think that was the government of Australia which uploaded it). From it's 311 pages 145 are about Brazilian external policies and wars , you'll see the truth (or at least another point of view) there
oh yeah, sure, the empire of Brazil should not have attacked Paraguay after Paraguay invaded the Brazilian province of mato grosso, raped and killed the local population, not to mention that the Paraguayan troops kidnapped the governor of the province of mato grosso and killed the same one of hunger in prison, right?
The fault of all this misfortune is Solano Lopez, who dragged this war for three more years even when he had no chance to win, and even sent children and old people to the battlefields ... This bastard invaded mine country and with his army killed and raped my people, and even after all the disgrace that this scourge caused, do I still see people defending this monster?
wow that paraguay was this strong is impressive i mean imagine that war today
Darth Vader and he met the same fate in the end
Julio Argentino Roca
No he didnt he was fleeing and the Brazilian and Argentinian men instead of letting the civilians go they would rape and pillage the cities! All generals retreat, and thats when the defense relies on the civilians, Poland did the same in 1944 in Warsaw and they dont get shit for it
Ik this is beating a dead horse as this comment is a year old but, paraguay only lasted because the allies didnt have knowledge of the terrain and barely had strategic goals , preaty much the vietnam war.
Ayo the part of civilians dying is true but Solano exetended the war and did warcrimes himself, a simple surrender would've ended it faster and less people would suffer.
brasil HUE
Yeah, suureee
How did Paraguay win so many battles
They also had a very good military at the time (compared to South American nations'). Legend also says they were incredible fighters that fought till their last breath - which also explains why 60% of the population dies in this war.
Historias y Mapas The last sentence is sentence which all nations use lol
lol, agree. That's why I said "the Legend says" ;)
reset play
Larger better military
Since the Indendence of Paraguay, every paraguayan had to know how to shoot and have a musket
Paraguay battled with a coalition had 20 times more population than them... Truly insane
Essa guerra só teve 5 anos de duração por alguns motivos: O território Paraguai era pantanoso úmido e desconhecido e Solano Lopez era um covarde que preferia fugir e mandar sua população a morte do que se render.
Good video !
Another story south american that needs to become a film: In 1851, the Argentine Confederation declared war on the Empire of Brazil, The Caudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas, said: "Poor Brazilians, I will make your emperor my butler". In 1852, gauchos loyal to Pedro II and Uribez marched triumphantly in Buenos Aires, while Rosas fled in disguise and embarked on an English ship. Before leaving Argentina for England, he said: “It was not the people who brought me down. It was the monkeys, the Brazilians''
The only war between both countries ended with the creation of Uruguay, after that nothing more happened. The one who involved Buenos Aires and the Argentine Confederation were only them, Brazil just helped Buenos Aires but it didn't do that much, just watch the coastline of Buenos Aires
@@megustaelmate5499 lmao what a pathetic cope
Wonderfull video. Thanks a lot for share it.
So impressive!
I had never seen this video before, as a Brazilian I thank you, you were one of the few who portrayed it impartially and correctly
"Verás que um filho teu não foge à luta".
- Hino Nacional Brasileiro.
*AVE IMPERIVM*
@@matadornub7207 gay
@@matadornub7207 kkkk zoas
Normal, si mandaban a esclavos al campo de batalla xD aunque no le veo lo honroso en presumir haber ganado una guerra estando aliado con 2 países más.
@@534fj5 Melhor mesmo é mandar mulheres, crianças e idosos que nen fez o Paraguai, certo ?
Guerra del Brasil o guerra argentino-brasileña
Hola! :D
antartida ball
É verdade eu sou seu fã Antártida ball
Não, é guerra do Paraguai mesmo 😊.
É verdade
Nice!
Sendemi burdasın : P
why?
The battle of Tuiuty was not a Paraguayan victory, in fact it was one of their worst defeats in the war.
👍🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾 and respect for the soldiers of the Alliance and 🇵🇾
The Music On 2:43 - 6:28 Was Just So Epic
For a small nation, Paraguay did pretty well in this war, I mean they didn't fall immediately.
well they enlisted half of his population including children and had a decent leader.
They enlisted children too? That's a little too much...
Oh, that's unfortunate...
@rfl 62 Paraguay warned Brazil that they would attack if Brazil invaded Uruguay
Brazil did not take Paraguay seriously despite it having a very powerful military. To Brazil, they and Argentina were the main regional players, and Paraguay was an afterthought.
Good video, i like it as paraguayan. But i have to tell you there was some chronological erros. The seige of urugaiana was in 1865 and all the battles in argentinian territoy were too in 1865 except for the battle of corrales, and you forgot to mention the battle of riachuelo, the graetest naval battle in south american history and one of the most decisive battles of the war (11 huin 1865, allied victory) And the first battle of tuyuti was a allied victory and other of the most decisive battles of the war meanwhile the second battle of tuyuti was a paraguayan victory. You seem well informated about the causes of the war no like the majority of the videos in english that i ve seen :)
While i admit Paraguays emperor was insane and killed nearly all of his population in a useless war, i must admire the fact thay they held out for so many years and did not surrender despite the odds. Respect
Dictator, not emperor
@@naggu1243 It's only an joke, he said emperor cuz dictators stays their whole life on power, like emperors.
rough terrain
Great video
Bloodiest American wars
Mexican revolution 1 - 3 million deaths
American Civil war 700,000 to 1 million deaths
The Paraguayan war 400,000 to 500,000 deaths
Olvidaste el conflicto armado interno de colombia con 450.000 muertos en total
When fighting Argentina and Uruguay I’m surprised Paraguay actually made staggering progress but when Brazil joined Paraguay was screwed
1:05 Paraguay OP plz nerf
Brazil: Yes
2:41 what is the music ?
Very good! Where did you get the map from?
I don't know why, but this gives me Ace Combat vibes, with Brazil as Osea and Paraguay as Belka
Someone should make an alternate history where Paraguay wins the War and becomes the leading power of South America.
Well it would be impossible for them to become the leading power, but I could see Uruguay not siding with Brazil and Argentina because of spite, and Paraguay possibly focusing advances into the Chaco region, leading to more stabilization of the front, maybe letting them eventually get their claims.
Never Would paraguay be a major Power, even If won the war
Impossible, just impossible
Paraguay is way too much bypassed in numbers and population to win.
TH-camr called WhatIfAltHist made it
Ave Dom Pedro II!!! Ave Império!!!
Salve BRs q estão no vídeo 😎✌️
😎👊 salve kaiser
I always think that "be a man" from mulan would be a great song for Lopez while he trains child soldiers at the siege of Asonsion.
Brazil didnt completely conquer Paraguay.Today the nations live in Peace!
Paraguay only exists today thanks to the Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. After the war, the president of Argentina suggested to Brazil to split Paraguay between the two victorious nations. On the other hand, the Emperor expected that the next enemy (of a possible future war) would be against Argentina and it would be helpful to have the less frontier as possible with Argentina. However, time has proven them to be allies of Brazil in several other issues along time. Today, Brazil have no interest with Paraguai, as they export drugs and weapons by smuggling to Brazil and protect wanted criminals of Brazil and etc.
@@gustavogoncalves3083 se as leis funcionassem no Brasil....
Brazil let paraguay live... Argentina wanted anexation
Then we destroy them again, so they will feel nostalgia
@@BlockWorks no, Brazil took the lands that were disputed before the war that both nations claimed. Brazil didnt take a inch of core paraguayan territory.
Had paraguay won the war It Would have annexed the lands It claimed. Bye the way, the invasion of mato grosso was launched to occupy brazilian land and incorporate the claimed lands ( and perhaps annex some core Brazilian territory)
Por que aumentan los números? los originales son 60 o 90 % de su población perdida de hombres no 98 o 99 % .__. No exageren
Most of the work was done by Brazilian forces, mentioning that Brazil chased Solano Lopes, who got killed by an Imperial soldier. The Paraguayans started the war, Solano Lopes thought he was Napoleon and got destroyied by Brazilian Troops.
@Julio Argentino Roca Actually the south front was composed of brazilian soldiers mostly, by the end of the war brazil had 200 thousand men, while argentina had 30 thousand
*Paraguay declares war on Brasil*
Paraguay: i can do it
*Paraguay attacks Argentina because he don't let him pass trought and Argentina declares war on Paraguay*
Paraguay: ._.
*Brasil, Argentina and Uruguay make an alliance and declares war on Paraguay*
Paraguay: ...
They were doomed the moment they attacked Brazil
Brazil: *disrespects Paraguay's existence and invades Uruguay*
Uruguay: *Rebels aganist it's government which is an ally of Paraguay*
Argentina: *supports enemies of Paraguay*
People at 21th century: why they declared war to 3 countries lol
Was Dumb
@@treeee4 excuse me ?
No, uruguay was in a civil war that was causing some conflicts in the southern of brazil, so brazil intervened in the civil war helping the side that was friendly with brazil, then this win the civil war, defeating the other side, that was friend of paraguay, so paraguay declared war in brazil, and ask argentina to support paraguay and argentina denied so paraguay declared war in argentina too
Cope lol
Brazil was the first country that recognized Paraguay as a country.
It’s sad to think about thinking the leader would go out of the capital and get men to fight in the army
tbh i would support Paraguay because they had the balls to attack BOTH Brazil and Argentina
so based
But they still got crushed by Brazil like little bitches in the end. Prime example of manlet rage.
sending kids to fight is soooo based
@@windowsmappero yeah so they can get b1tch3s easier.
@@stephmod7434 says the russian supporter
@@windowsmappero yes.
Whats the music used, its very catchy to me
They manage to survive 6 years
Dang, the paraguayans have a good gaming chair :/
At the start, multiple other southern countries are mentioned which soon became non-existent, can someone tell me where I can find the list of those countries? Or tell me what they were?
Como Paraguai achou que uma boa ideia invadir os dois maiores países da América do sul.
Solano López deve ter cheirado os mulambo estragado do paraguai aquele dia kk
De hecho tenía el mejor ejército armado que los tres países beligerantes, Argentina no era tan grande y el ejército Brasileño era un chiste a comparación de ahora solo tenía a veteranos viejos y jóvenes inexpertos y Uruguay bff nada ellos fueron obligados a pelear.
@@glamrock3976and yet paraguay lost
Decime por que brasil no quieres entregar los archivos secreto y el tratado secreto brasil argentina uruguay hicieron con Reino unidos? Contra paraguay
Rename this too Paragauy killing 60% of its population in one war
2:42 Medieval II: Total War
Faction destroyed: *Paraguay*
4:43 Battle of la Asunción
2:05 *wrong* !
Paraguay lost this battle
And also the deaths are lower than this
Paraguay winned dude, they had defenses
They lost
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tuyut%C3%AD
Oh mistake sry lol
I thinked tuyuti was another battle when paraguayans win
I Just could see the mistake when i leaved the video
Excellent
so how did paraguay recore from this enough to take chacko from bolivia?
The war of Paraguay was in 1864-70, and the war of the Chaco was in the 30', so they had a lot of time to recore
Chaco War was like 60 Years after this lol
really? i thought it was much earlier. the more you know
Still 60 years isn't a long time to recover the 90% of your male population that you had just lost.
John Alexander, maybe
Thanos: no no no I said 50% percent not 60% you disgraces!
Uruguay Argentina and Brazil: shit...
Theres a mistake. tuyuti was an allied victory
War, that killed Glaucous Macaw (anodorhynchus glaucus). These beautiful birds were extremely rare after this war period and soon went extinct. Such a sad loss of this brutal war, which had very negative impact on natural environment...RIP Glaucous Macaw and also 60% of Paraguay population along with soldiers of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina who fought and died in this war... When will they ever learn..
Solano López thought he might be a south american Napoleon
Do you tell, or do i tell?
Francisco Solano Lópes was killed with a spear by a cavalry man know in Brazil as ''Chico Diabo'', roughely translated, as ''Francis the Devil'', he earned 100 cows for the deed, although the order was that Solano was to be taken alive, he also kept the golden sword of Solano, you can see both the Sword and the spear at Rio de Janeiro National Museum.
Battle of Tuyutí is wrong its an Allied victory as paraguay suffers 13,000 looses to the ally's 4,000
ally's suffers 11.000 loses
Very precise map!
shit 5 years ago
it's really difficult to watch this video, things just shouldn't have gone that way.
same :(
why? paraguay leader was a dictactor who started the war and send old and child to the frontlines
Didn't Paraguay control the (now argentinian) province of Corrientes before the war??
i.imgur.com/ffsfzic.png
basically what was happening
Pra nunca mais invadir o Brasil.
Five days and Emperor Tigerstar's poorly researched video has more views than this one. Very disheartening
The war still continues in the comments
Hermanos Argentina,Brasil y Uruguay the biggest heros of america latina
the biggest puppets you mean fighting our paraguayan brothers for the international powers sake
Joaquin Rodriguez Paraguay that declared war against Brazil and still killed and raped civilians in Mato Grosso
Are there proof of that?
Joaquin Rodriguez the proof is history, if you think that Paraguay is the "victim" of this war, you are mistaken
show me some proof and I may change my mind. And saying proof I mean facts that can be checked. As you might now sometimes the people who write history don't base themselves in facts and rather choose allegations, sotries, interpretations, etc
the music...
American Conquest
WHAT A GAME
Yeeess!!!
When you think that you can take on the strongest nations in south america at the same time...
Paraguay: invades a part of mato grosso:
Brazil: OU FICAR A PATRIA LÍVRE OU MORRER PELO BRASIL
The War began with the Brazilian invasion of Uruguay.
This war must of been ass cancer to fight.
from 1864 - 1867 paraguay actually did alright in the war