01 / Overview
Paraguayan War
Date
1864–1870
Type
interstate war
Battles & Operations
Duration
5 years 2 months 5 days
Participants
+2 Weapon System
Outcome
decisive victory a
Conflict Intensity Very High
Duration
1,890
days
Human Loss
1,000,000
total
Intensity
529
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#16
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#7
top 5%
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 8 participants
VS
{{plainlist| Uruguay (Blanco faction
03 / Battles & Operations · 43 records
Battle Coimbra Fort Skirmish 1864 Battle Mato Grosso Campaign 1864–1868 Battle Invasion of Rio Grande do Sul 1865 Battle Battle of Corrientes 1865 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Yatay 1865 decisive victory a Battle Combate de São Borja 1865 Battle Battle of Paso de Cuevas 1865 decisive victory a Battle Siege of Uruguaiana 1865 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Riachuelo 1865 Battle Battle of Paso de Mercedes 1865 Battle Corrientes Campaign 1865–1866 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Boquerón 1866 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Curupaity 1866 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Curuzú 1866 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Estero Bellaco 1866 Battle Bataille d’Itapiru 1866 Battle Battle of Corrales 1866 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Yataity Corá 1866 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Palmar 1866 Battle Battle of Laguna Sirena 1866 Battle Battle of Tuyutí 1866 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Jaguarí 1866 Battle Humaitá Campaign 1866–1868 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Pilar 1867 Battle Battle of Potrero Obella 1867 Battle Battle of Tatayibá 1867 Battle Second Battle of Tuyutí 1867 Battle Siege of Humaitá 1867–1868 decisive victory b Battle Siege of Curupaiti 1867 decisive victory a Battle Battle of Avay 1868 Battle Battle of Lomas Valentinas 1868 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Acayuazá 1868 Battle Pikysyry maneuver 1868 decisive victory b Battle Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros 1868 Battle Battle of Ytororó 1868 Battle batalla del Paso Real del Tebicuary 1868 Battle Passage of Humaitá 1868 Battle Dezembrada 1868 Battle Pikysyry Campaign 1868–1869 decisive victory b Battle Victoria de paraguay 1869 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Piribebuy 1869 Battle Campaign of the Hills 1869–1870 decisive victory b Battle Battle of Cerro Corá 1870
04 / Weapons & Equipment · 8 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
France ORIGIN · COMPANY
Total 8 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 3 years all equipment
SIDE A 2 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $35 · 1859 Smith carbine
Weapons & Equipment8systems
Country
CATEGORY
Smith carbineCarbines50Snider-EnfieldBolt-Action Rifles46Tabatière rifleBolt-Action Rifles41Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles40
Lefaucheux M1858Revolvers53120 pounder Whitworth gunNaval Guns36Dreyse needle gunBolt-Action Rifles31Mariz e Barros-class ironcladIronclads
Berdan rifleBolt-Action Rifles40
Dreyse needle gunBolt-Action Rifles31Each system appears only once in the list.
05 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
Decisive Victory — Side A
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Mexico 
Spain 
Italy 
Belgium 📚 Sources
- Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
- Correlates of War (CoW) project
- Official archives and academic literature