Battle of Avaí

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The Battle of Avaí was a decisive 1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Brazilian-led Allied forces inflicted a crushing defeat on Paraguay, hastening the collapse of Paraguayan resistance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Batalha de Avaí
associatedWith Empire of Brazil military history
history of Paraguay
belligerent Paraguay
Triple Alliance
campaign Triple Alliance advance on Asunción
combatantCommander Duke of Caxias
Francisco Solano López
commander Francisco Solano López
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
conflict Paraguayan War
continent South America
countryInvolved Argentina
Empire of Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
date 1868-12-11
followedBy Battle of Lomas Valentinas
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources Portuguese
Spanish
historicalPeriod 19th century
impact contributed to Allied advance into Paraguayan territory
involvedForce Argentine forces
Brazilian Army
Paraguayan Army
Uruguayan forces
location Itororó-Avaí sector
Paraguay
notableFor Brazilian-led frontal assaults
heavy Paraguayan casualties
partOf Allied offensive toward Asunción
Paraguayan War
precededBy Battle of Itororó
result Allied victory
decisive Brazilian-led Allied victory
scope major battle of the Paraguayan War
strategicSignificance hastened collapse of Paraguayan resistance
severely weakened Paraguayan army
theater Campaign of the Pikysyry
typeOfEngagement land battle
year 1868

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Paraguayan War majorBattle Battle of Avaí