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 ⓘ