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commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Francisco Solano López

Battles of Francisco Solano López

2nd president of Paraguay (1826-1870), 1827 to 1870

Francisco Solano López is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1867 and 1870: 3 battles, 1 siege and 1 naval action across 2 present-day countries, most in Paraguay (4), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 742 km apart end to end, 186 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (5).

Siege of CurupaitiSiege of HumaitáBattle of Lomas ValentinasPikysyry maneuverBattle of Cerro CoráSiege of CurupaitiSiege of HumaitáBattle of Lomas ValentinasPikysyry maneuverBattle of Cerro CoráAsunciónPosadasCiudad del EsteResistenciaDouradosXapecoConcepciónVillarricaFiladelfiaMaringá500 km24.883S, 57.300W
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1867: 2 engagements2 in 18671868: 2 engagements2 in 18681870: 1 engagements18671870
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Curupaiti, 1867Siege of Humaitá, 1867Battle of Lomas Valentinas, 1868Pikysyry maneuver, 1868Battle of Cerro Corá, 187018671870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1867Siege of CurupaitiCurupaiti Fort, ParaguayBrazilian Navy/Allied victory
2 November 1867Siege of HumaitáHumaitá, Paraguay9 km NEAllied victory
1868Battle of Lomas ValentinasLomas Valentinas Forts, Paraguay191 km NEAllied victory
1868Pikysyry maneuverArgentina93 km SWAllied victory
1 March 1870Battle of Cerro CoráCerro Cora National Park, Paraguay449 km NEBrazilian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Aurelio García (1846–1869), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.