War of the Triple Alliance

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War of the Triple Alliance

Also Known As: Paraguayan War Remarks: War between Paraguay and the allied forces of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay notable for marking one of the earliest, albeit limited, uses of aeronautics in a Latin American conflict

[edit] Timeline

• December 13, 1864 Paraguay declares war on Brazil, marking the formal start of the War of the Triple Alliance^[1].

• March 18, 1865 Paraguay declares war on Argentina, widening the War of the Triple Alliance^[1].

• May 1, 1865 Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance in Buenos Aires, formalizing their alliance against Paraguay^[1].

• March 1, 1870 The War of the Triple Alliance ends^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for War of the Triple Alliance

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} wikipedia:War_of_the_Triple_Alliance