✦ History

Part of Paraguayan War

Battle of Lomas Valentinas

December 21–27, 1868 · Lomas Valentinas Forts

Result Allied victory

Allied Brazilian, Argentine and Uruguayan forces destroyed most of the Paraguayan army. Francisco Solano López escaped, and Asunción fell soon after.

On the map Contemporaries

Paraguay

Triple Alliance

Paraguay
Empire of Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Francisco Solano López belligerent leader Bernardino Caballero military commander Francisco Isidoro Resquín military commander
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
10,000
Casualties
3,000
Killed
1,500
Captured
1,500
Strength
19,415
Casualties
3,270

Uruguay Casualties 80