Siege of Humaitá
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The Siege of Humaitá was a pivotal and protracted military campaign during the Paraguayan War in which Allied forces besieged Paraguay’s heavily fortified river stronghold of Humaitá, aiming to break its control over the Paraguay River and open the way to the interior.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Paraguayan War
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alliance | Triple Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of the Fortress of Humaitá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackerCommander |
Bartolomé Mitre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias NERFINISHED ⓘ Marques de Tamandaré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
combined land and naval operations
ⓘ
heavy fortifications and river defenses ⓘ protracted siege operations ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Francisco Solano López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenderCommander | Francisco Solano López NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveWorks |
artillery batteries along the Paraguay River
ⓘ
extensive earthworks and trenches ⓘ |
| describedAs | pivotal campaign of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance toward Asunción ⓘ |
| fortressType | river stronghold ⓘ |
| hasPart |
land encirclement of the fortress
ⓘ
naval bombardment of Humaitá ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Humaitá
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Paraguay River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Allied naval passage of Humaitá’s river batteries ⓘ |
| objective |
to break Paraguayan control of the Paraguay River
ⓘ
to open the way to the Paraguayan interior ⓘ |
| opponentAlliance | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Paraguayan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Curupayty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
capture of the Humaitá fortress by Allied forces ⓘ |
| startDate | 1866 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to Asunción
ⓘ
key stronghold controlling navigation on the Paraguay River ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1860s
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
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