Battle of Lomas Valentinas
Batalha de Lomas Valentinas (21 de dezembro de 1868).
Bandera de Uruguay en 1868 ("Lomas Valentinas") del pintor Diógenes Hequet
Obra que integra o acervo do Museu Paulista da USP. Coleção Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello.
Obra que integra o acervo do Museu Paulista da USP. Coleção Pedro Américo Figueiredo e Mello.
Carga de la infanteria argentina en "Lomas Valentinas".
War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70). A Paraguayan cavalry unit (left) is attacked by that of the allies (right). After the first few years of the war, the Paraguayans had to eat their horses in order to survive. By the late years of the conflict they also ran out of men. Copied from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 40 (1870).
¡Viva la Legión Militar! Toma de Loma Valentina por los Aliados. El 27 de Diciembre de 1868. Dibujo de A. Methfessel, Lit. Pelvilain.
Historical Overview
The Battle of Lomas Valentinas was fought in the Central Department of Paraguay on December 21–27, 1868. The Paraguayan Army, led personally by president Francisco Solano López, was decisively defeated, though López managed to escape. On 30 December 1868, the Paraguayan garrison at Angostura, with 1,907 men, surrendered to the Allies.
Quick Facts
Empire of Brazil
- Commander: Caxias
- Strength: ca. 25.000
- Casualties: ca. 3.000
Paraguay
- Commander: Francisco S. López
- Strength: ca. 6.000
- Casualties: ca. 5.000
Strategic Context
Part of the "Dezembrada" offensive to end the war.
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