Battle of Cerro Corá
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The Battle of Cerro Corá (1870) was the final engagement of the Paraguayan War, marking the death of President Francisco Solano López and effectively ending the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Cerro Corá canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Cerro Corá (1870) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9644980 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cerro Corá Context triple: [Paraguayan War, majorBattle, Battle of Cerro Corá]
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A.
Battle of Tuyutí
The Battle of Tuyutí was the largest and bloodiest engagement of the Paraguayan War, in which the Triple Alliance forces decisively defeated Paraguay in 1866.
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B.
Battle of Tacuarembó
The Battle of Tacuarembó was a decisive 1820 clash in present-day Uruguay in which Portuguese forces crushed Artiguist resistance, effectively ending the Banda Oriental’s struggle against Portuguese-Brazilian domination.
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C.
Battle of Lomas Valentinas
The Battle of Lomas Valentinas was a decisive late-1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Allied forces broke the last major Paraguayan defensive position near Asunción, effectively sealing Paraguay’s defeat.
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D.
Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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E.
Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cerro Corá Target entity description: The Battle of Cerro Corá (1870) was the final engagement of the Paraguayan War, marking the death of President Francisco Solano López and effectively ending the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Tuyutí
The Battle of Tuyutí was the largest and bloodiest engagement of the Paraguayan War, in which the Triple Alliance forces decisively defeated Paraguay in 1866.
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B.
Battle of Tacuarembó
The Battle of Tacuarembó was a decisive 1820 clash in present-day Uruguay in which Portuguese forces crushed Artiguist resistance, effectively ending the Banda Oriental’s struggle against Portuguese-Brazilian domination.
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C.
Battle of Lomas Valentinas
The Battle of Lomas Valentinas was a decisive late-1868 engagement in the Paraguayan War in which Allied forces broke the last major Paraguayan defensive position near Asunción, effectively sealing Paraguay’s defeat.
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D.
Battle of La Plata
The Battle of La Plata was a 1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution in which Fidel Castro’s rebel forces defeated a larger Batista garrison near the Sierra Maestra, helping to solidify rebel control in the region.
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E.
Battle of Yerbas Buenas
The Battle of Yerbas Buenas was an early and bloody night engagement in 1813 during Chile’s struggle for independence, remembered for its heavy patriot losses and its impact on the opening phase of the Chilean War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
beginning of postwar reconstruction in Paraguay
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occupation of Paraguay by Allied forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Cerro Corá (1870)
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linked to:
Battle of Cerro Corá
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| associatedWith |
Francisco Solano López
ⓘ
José Antônio Correia da Câmara ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Argentina
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil ⓘ Paraguay ⓘ Uruguay ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Brazil
ⓘ
Battles involving Paraguay ⓘ Battles of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | last major battle of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Brazilian imperial forces
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Paraguayan forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Francisco Solano López ⓘ |
| commanderAllied | José Antônio Correia da Câmara ⓘ |
| commanderParaguay | Francisco Solano López ⓘ |
| conflict | Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| country | Paraguay ⓘ |
| date | 1870-03-01 ⓘ |
| ended |
Paraguayan War
ⓘ
War of the Triple Alliance as an active conflict ⓘ |
| finalBattleOf | Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| finalEngagementOf |
War of the Triple Alliance
ⓘ
linked to:
Paraguayan War
|
| hasCasualties |
high Paraguayan casualties
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light Brazilian casualties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Brazilian Army
ⓘ
Francisco Solano López ⓘ |
| location |
Amambay Department
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Cerro Corá ⓘ northeastern Paraguay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture and killing of the last organized Paraguayan resistance
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death of Paraguayan President Francisco Solano López ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paraguayan War
ⓘ
War of the Triple Alliance ⓘ
linked to:
Paraguayan War
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| precededBy | Campaign of the Hills ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| result |
death of Francisco Solano López
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decisive Allied victory ⓘ effective end of the Paraguayan War ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the collapse of Paraguayan military resistance
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symbolic end of Francisco Solano López’s regime ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cerro Corá Description of subject: The Battle of Cerro Corá (1870) was the final engagement of the Paraguayan War, marking the death of President Francisco Solano López and effectively ending the conflict.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Battle of Cerro Corá