After all, what was the war of Paraguay In the second half of the 19th century, Brazil and Argentina dominated the economy in South America, but Paraguay had problems, geographically isolated, sought an outlet to the sea with the intention to strengthen trade and disputed the border of territories with Brazilians and Argentines Paraguay however had an ally the Uruguay whose government was commanded by the Blanco Party that promised the Paraguayans free navigation through their rivers to the sea but in 1864 Brazil invades Uuruguai to put venenium Party flowers Colorado in power, with the support of Argentina Solano López a mixed president and dictator of Paraguay do you think the expansion plans of your country are threatened and resolves to act initially he imprisons the ship Brazilian Marquês de Olinda, who takes the future president of the province of Mato Grosso the boat would be incorporated into the fleet Paraguayan and all the people on board would die in prison. then invades some cities of the Mato Grosso and declares war on Brazil a few months later invades the city of Corrientes in Argentina and also declares war The reaction does not take long. May 1865 Brazil Argentina and Uruguay sign the Triple Alliance Treaty and unite against Paraguay that in the however it had a much larger army Brazil is obliged to do recruitment campaigns and the volunteers of the homeland arise.
Formed by enlisted earners financial rewards while the slaves only earned the manumission card women were also recruited and took care of thousands of soldiers in the wards, but they were treated discriminatory and most received only half a ration of food a day The first big confrontation is the Battle from Riachuelo. The National Squadron commanded by Admiral Barroso blocks the Paraná River Paraguayans appear with eight boats including Brazilian Marquês de Olinda and a lot of blood is spilled, over 400 killed only in one day but, but the Brazilian fleet ends up destroying Paraguayan boats and now controls the sea exits in the Rio de la Plata.
