The siege of Humaitá was a military operation in which the Triple Alliance flanked, besieged and captured the Fortress of Humaitá, a Paraguayan stronghold that was referred to as the Gibraltar of South America. Wikipedia

The Passage of Humaitá was an operation of riverine warfare during the Paraguayan War − the most lethal in South American history − in which a force of six Imperial Brazilian Navy armoured vessels was ordered to dash past under the guns of the Paraguayan fortress of Humaitá. Wikipedia

The 1868 military operation during the Paraguayan War in which the fortress was taken Wikipedia Disambiguation

The 1868 naval operation during the Paraguayan War in which the fortress was bypassed by the Brazilian fleet Wikipedia Disambiguation

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