Paraguayan War
large-scale conflict in South America (1864–1870)
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Summary
Paraguayan War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,710 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Location: Southern Cone[3]
- Part of: Platine Wars[4]
- Commons category: War of the Triple Alliance[5]
- Has part(s): Mato Grosso Campaign[6], Corrientes Campaign[7], Humaitá Campaign[8], Pikysyry Campaign[9], Campaign of the Hills[10], Caguijuru massacre[11], Battle of Miranda[12]
- Start time: December 27, 1864[13]
- End time: March 1, 1870[14]
- Point in time: October 12, 1864[15]
- Participant: Paraguay[16], Triple Alliance[17], Empire of Brazil[18], Argentina[19], Uruguay[20]
- Has cause: causes for the Paraguayan War[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paraguayan War[22]
- Commons gallery: War of the Triple Alliance[23]
- Number of deaths: 1,000,000[24]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[25]
- Native label: guerra de la Triple Alianza[26], Guerra do Paraguai[27], guerra contra la Triple Alianza[28]
- Category of associated people: Q32895146[29]
- Different from: Paraguay campaign[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- P14541: MOGIF[32]
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Outcome and Impact
Things named for Paraguayan War include Theatro da Paz[33], a theatre building[34], in Brazil[35], founded in 1878[36], headquartered in Belém[37].
Why It Matters
Paraguayan War has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for it include Theatro da Paz[33], a theatre building[34], in Brazil[35], founded in 1878[36], headquartered in Belém[37].