1870 in Military History - Conflicts in 1870, War of the Triple Alliance, Te Kooti's War, Battle of Worth, Battle of Hallue, Siege of Paris (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Conflicts in 1870, War of the Triple Alliance, Te Kooti's War, Battle of Worth, Battle of Hallue, Siege of Paris, Capture of Rome, Battle of Sedan, Republic of Ploie ti, Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande, Battle of Gravelotte, Battle of Boca Teacapan, Marias Massacre, Tianjin Massacre, Klang War, Battle of Bazeilles, Battle of Urumqi, Battle of Eccles Hill, Siege of Metz, Battle of Villepion, Battle of Borny-Colombey, Short Hills Raid, Battle of Beaugency, Foreign Enlistment Act 1870, Battle of Noisseville, Battle of Beaumont, Battle of Amiens, Battle of Bellevue. Excerpt: The War of the Triple Alliance was a military conflict in South America fought from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It caused more deaths than any other war in modern South American military history, and particularly devastated Paraguay, killing most of its male population. Several theories exist regarding the origins of the war. The traditional view emphasizes the aggressive policy of Paraguayan president Francisco Solano Lopez towards Platine matters. Conversely, the Paraguayan traditional view and Argentine revisionism (1960s) give a preponderant role to the interests of the British Empire. The war began in late 1864 with combat operations between Brazil and Paraguay; from 1865 onwards, one can properly refer to the "War of the Triple Alliance." The conflict is commonly known by the name "War of the Triple Alliance" (Spanish: ) in Argentina and Uruguay. It is also known in both countries and Brazil as the "Paraguayan War" (Portuguese: Spanish: ), while in Paraguay itself it is known as the "Great War" (Spanish: ) or the "War against the Triple Alliance" (Spanish: ). The start of the war has been widely attributed to causes as varied as the after-effects of colonialism in Latin America, the st...