Fortress of Humaitá

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The Fortress of Humaitá was a major 19th-century Paraguayan river stronghold on the Paraguay River, famed for its strategic role and protracted sieges during the Paraguayan War.

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Fortress of Humaitá canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
river fortification ⓘ
belligerentFor Paraguay ⓘ
capturedBy Allied forces of the Triple Alliance ⓘ
constructionStartTime mid-19th century ⓘ
controlledBy Paraguay ⓘ
country Paraguay ⓘ
currentUse historical monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasArtillery heavy guns ⓘ
river-facing batteries ⓘ
hasPart artillery batteries ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ
river chains and obstructions ⓘ
trenches ⓘ
hasType coastal defense work ⓘ
riverine fortress ⓘ
heritageStatus historic site ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Paraguay ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Ñeembucú Department ⓘ
locatedInRegion Southern Cone ⓘ
locatedNear Humaitá, Paraguay ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Paraguay River ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Asunción ⓘ
materialUsed earth ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
wooden structures ⓘ
militaryBranch Paraguayan Army ⓘ
notableFor protracted siege during the Paraguayan War ⓘ
reputation as the key to Paraguay ⓘ
strong natural and artificial defenses ⓘ
opposedBy Argentina ⓘ
Empire of Brazil ⓘ
Uruguay ⓘ
partOf Paraguayan river defenses ⓘ
defensive system of Paraguay ⓘ
significance key defensive position of Paraguay in the Paraguayan War ⓘ
major obstacle to Allied advance up the Paraguay River ⓘ
significantEvent bombardment by Allied naval forces ⓘ
siege of Humaitá ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Humaitá
strategicRole control of navigation on the Paraguay River ⓘ
defense of the approach to Asunción ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Paraguayan War ⓘ
War of the Triple Alliance ⓘ
linked to: Paraguayan War

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Humaitá → knownFor → Fortress of Humaitá ⓘ