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from the rear. In March 1868, most of the
Paraguayan forces abandoned the
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of 11 December 1868 was one of the last major combat engagements of the
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Pikysyry, and 700 at Angostura.
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987:Doratioto, Francisco (2002).
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924:, the 5th under colonel
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555:2nd Passage of Curupayty
498:1st Passage of Curupayty
860:Imperial Brazilian Army
907:José Luís Mena Barreto
866:and began chasing the
849:Francisco Solano López
127:Commanders and leaders
171:Casualties and losses
76:Avay stream, Paraguay
1078:December 1868 events
879:Bernardino Caballero
768:Caguijuru–Caraguataí
684:Cordilleras campaign
266:Fort Novo de Coimbra
245:Mato Grosso campaign
152:Bernardino Caballero
845:Fortress of Humaitá
329:Corrientes campaign
903:Manuel Luís Osório
163:18,963 and 26 guns
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31:Part of the
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891:Ypané river
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738:Hondo River
570:Lima Barros
315:2nd Corumbá
261:1st Corumbá
193:600 wounded
1047:Categories
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947:References
835:Background
793:Cerro Corá
783:Cambaceguá
763:Loma Rugua
698:Concepción
643:Dezembrada
596:Rio Grande
586:Poí Island
581:2nd Iasuií
576:1st Iasuií
550:Paso Ipohy
545:2nd Tuyutí
448:1st Tuyutí
443:Paso Cidra
363:Uruguaiana
338:Corrientes
271:Feio River
181:297 killed
64:1868-12-11
1016:. Peuser.
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788:Lomaruguá
778:Río Verde
753:Curuguaty
728:Acosta Ñu
723:Piribebuy
663:Angostura
478:Curupayty
370:Riachuelo
353:São Borja
310:Apa River
872:Asunción
847:, under
841:Pikysyry
827:and the
773:Iguatemi
758:Hucuratí
675:Asunción
638:Pikysyry
602:Acayuazá
523:Tatayibá
493:Tuyú Cué
458:Boquerón
289:Anhambaí
278:Dourados
158:Strength
121:Paraguay
72:Location
887:Villeta
798:Miranda
748:Tacuaty
713:Sapukái
708:Tupí-hú
703:Ybytimí
648:Ytororó
592:Barroso
538:Passage
533:Humaitá
518:Perecué
433:Itapirú
400:Jaguarí
395:Pehuajó
283:Nioaque
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718:Diarte
633:Surubí
623:Yacaré
566:Cabral
473:Curuzú
468:Palmar
320:Alegre
305:Laguna
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503:Pilar
463:Sauce
390:Yatay
375:Salto
358:Butuí
300:Coxim
187:3,600
177:1,663
993:ISBN
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815:The
653:Avay
594:and
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508:Ombú
57:Date
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