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Siege of Humaitá

Siege of Humaitá was a siege conducted on 2 November 1867 at Humaitá, in what is now Paraguay; it lasted 9 months. It was part of the Paraguayan War, which ran from 1864 to 1870. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Graphic scheme of the Passage of Humaita, who was a military operation, which was formed in order to pass through Humaitá Fortress, at the Paraguay River, with a small force of six monitors Navy of Br
Graphic scheme of the Passage of Humaita, who was a military operation, which was formed in order to pass through Humaitá Fortress, at the Paraguay River, with a small force of six monitors Navy of Br. Billyriobr, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 November 1867lasted 9 months
WhereHumaitá, Paraguay27.070S, 58.502W
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsParaguayagainstArgentina; Empire of Brazil; Uruguay
Part ofParaguayan War1864 to 1870

Where it sits in the Paraguayan War

Mato Grosso Campaign, 1864Coimbra Fort Skirmish, 1864Battle of Corrientes, 1865Corrientes Campaign, 1865Invasion of Rio Grande do Sul, 1865Battle of Riachuelo, 1865Battle of Paso de Mercedes, 1865Battle of Paso de Cuevas, 1865Battle of Yatay, 1865Siege of Uruguaiana, 1865Battle of Corrales, 1866Humaitá Campaign, 1866Battle of Estero Bellaco, 1866Battle of Tuyutí, 1866Battle of Boquerón, 1866Battle of Curupaity, 1866Siege of Curupaiti, 1867Battle of Tatayibá, 1867Siege of Humaitá, 1867Second Battle of Tuyutí, 1867Battle of Lomas Valentinas, 1868Passage of Humaitá, 1868Assault on the battleships Cabral and Lima Barros, 1868Battle of Acayuazá, 1868Pikysyry Campaign, 1868Battle of Ytororó, 1868Pikysyry maneuver, 1868Campaign of the Hills, 1869Battle of Piribebuy, 1869Victoria de paraguay, 1869Battle of Cerro Corá, 187018641870Siege of Humaitá, 1867
31 placed engagements of the Paraguayan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 November 1867
to 25 July 1868
PlaceHumaitá, Paraguay
27.070S, 58.502W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthAt the beginning: 20,000; ~400 guns; At the end: 1,324At the beginning: 40,000 Brazilians; 4,000 Argentines; 600 Uruguayans
Commanders
Siege of HumaitáSiege of HumaitáPassage of HumaitáBattle of CurupaityBattle of TuyutíBattle of Estero BellacoBattle of RiachueloBattle of CurupaityBattle of TuyutíBattle of RiachueloFormosaPilarSan LorenzoSan Juan Bautista100 km27.070S, 58.502W
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Siege of Humaitá is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Paraguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q30326664, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Humaitá, revision 1377032982, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.