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Duke of Caxias enters Asunción during the Paraguayan War

When
1869–1870
Where
Asunción, Paraguay; Paraguayan countryside, including the Battle of Cerro Corá
Episodes
2

Supplied passages date the Brazilian occupation of Asunción to 1 January 1869, not January 1868, and no passage supports the Duke of Caxias personally entering Asunción or declaring the war over. After the capital fell, López and the remnants of his army and government fled to the countryside, where a guerrilla war continued for 14 months until his death.

Episodes

  1. 1 January 1869 · Asunción, ParaguayCapture of Asunción

    Allied troops captured Asunción on 1 January 1869, forcing López to flee to the countryside.

  2. 1 January 1869 to 1 March 1870 · Paraguayan countryside, including the Battle of Cerro CoráGuerrilla War Continuation

    After the fall of Asunción, the guerrilla war lasted 14 months until López was killed in action at the Battle of Cerro Corá on 1 March 1870.

Background and detail

Background. The Brazilian government turned to the 63-year-old Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Marquess of Caxias, as leader of a unified command over Brazilian forces operating in Paraguay on 10 October 1866. Francisco Solano López Carrillo served as President of Paraguay from 1862 to 1870, mostly during the Paraguayan War (1864–1870). No supplied passage dates a January 1868 entry by Caxias into Asunción; the passages instead date the Brazilian occupation of the capital to 1 January 1869.

Capture of Asunción. Allied troops captured the Paraguayan capital city of Asunción on 1 January 1869. This event forced López and what remained of his army and government to flee to the countryside. The Brazilians occupied Asunción on this date, while López barely managed to escape with a few followers.

Guerrilla Resistance. After the fall of Asunción, López and what remained of his army and government fled to the countryside. The guerrilla war lasted for 14 months until president Francisco Solano López was killed in action by Brazilian forces in the Battle of Cerro Corá on 1 March 1870. The supplied passages do not describe Caxias entering Asunción or declaring the war over.

People involved

Sources

  1. Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  2. Francisco Solano López Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  3. Paraguayan War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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