Category: South America

South America 1864

Outbreak of the Paraguayan War

In 1864 Brazil intervened in Uruguay...

South America 1865

Paraguayan Offensives

When its war with Brazil began in...

South America 1866

Chincha Islands War

In 1864 Spain occupied Peru's...

South America 1867

Invasion of Paraguay

In early 1866 the Triple Alliance of...

South America 1869

Fall of Asunción

In late 1867 Brazilian and Argentine...

South America 1870

Victory of the Triple Alliance

After the Brazilian capture of...

South America 1874

Argentine Civil Wars

The reunification of Argentina in...

South America 1876

Truncation of Paraguay

Following its defeat by Brazil and...

South America 1879

Conquest of the Desert

Through much of the 19th century,...

South America 1880

War of the Pacific

In February 1879 Chile had seized...

South America 1881

Partition of Patagonia

When the War of the Pacific broke...

South America 1883

End of the War of the Pacific

By 1883, Chile was the clear victor...