Battle of Cerro Corá

When

1 Mar 1870

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

22.65° S, 56.03° W

Description

1870 last battle of the Paraguayan War

1870 final battle of the Paraguayan War

The Battle of Cerro Corá was the last major battle of the Paraguayan War, fought on 1 March 1870, in the vicinity of Cerro Corá, 454 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of Paraguay's capital Asunción. It is known for being the battle in which Francisco Solano López, Paraguayan president, was killed at the hands of the Imperial Brazilian Army.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Cerro Corá, Paraguay: Marshal Francisco Solano López's last troops are cornered by those of the Triple Alliance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “fin de la guerre de la Triple Alliance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en el combate de Cerro Corá (Paraguay) es asesinado el presidente constitucional Francisco Solano López”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Lopez12 Nov 1864 · Interstate war · Deaths 310,000