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Competition between the Paraguayan state and powerful ranching interests in southern Brazil for influence in neighboring Uruguay was a contributing factor to the war. |
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The fort at Nova Coimbra was an early prize in Paraguay’s invasion of Brazil. |
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Paraguay demanded free passage from Argentina in order to invade Uruguay, then forced its way when it was not given, pulling two more nations into the war. |
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Brazil inflicted crippling blows against the Paraguayan navy during the Battle of the Riachuelo. |
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Short of men, Paraguay pressed citizens of all ages into battle. |
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Cartoon mocking the Triple Alliance between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay from a Paraguayan journal. |
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Francisco Solano López led Paraguay to war with courage, tenacity and an increasingly tenuous grip on reality. |
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The allies’ devastating losses at the battle of Curupayty was a great victory for the Paraguayans that prolonged the war considerably. |