🌎 Latin American Warshard
Battle of Tuyuti
1866 CE · Tuyuti, Paraguay
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1866 CE
- Location
- Tuyuti, Paraguay
- Era
- 🌎 Latin American Wars
- Difficulty
- hard
The Battle of Tuyuti was the largest battle in South American history, with over 60,000 combatants. Paraguayan forces under Marshal Francisco Solano Lopez launched a massive assault against the entrenched Triple Alliance forces of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The attack was repulsed with devastating casualties, marking a turning point in the bloodiest war in South American history.
💡 Did you know?
The War of the Triple Alliance was proportionally the deadliest conflict in modern history. Paraguay lost an estimated 60-90% of its population, including almost all adult males, reducing the country to near extinction.