Opération militaire

Paraguay expedition

17 oct. 1858 – 10 févr. 1859 · 25.28° S, 57.63° W

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17 oct. 1858 – 10 févr. 1859
Type
Opération militaire
Coordonnées
25.28° S, 57.63° W
Description
1858-1859 United States naval operation
Cause
Water Witch incident

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Paraguay expedition

American retaliatory diplomatic mission

The Paraguay expedition (1858–1859) was an American diplomatic mission and nineteen-ship squadron ordered by President James Buchanan to South America to demand reparation for certain wrongs alleged to have been done by Paraguay, or seize its capital Asunción if this was refused. It has been described as "an incident so grotesque and dangerous" that escalated from "a series of minor misunderstandings".

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