Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 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 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1864 and 1870: 3 battles, 1 siege, 1 naval action and 4 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Paraguay (7), Brazil (1), Argentina (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,495 km apart end to end, 312 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Paraguayan War (9).

Siege of CurupaitiSiege of HumaitáPikysyry CampaignPikysyry maneuverMato Grosso CampaignHumaitá CampaignBattle of Lomas ValentinasCampaign of the HillsBattle of Cerro CoráMato Grosso CampaignHumaitá CampaignBattle of Lomas ValentinasCampaign of the HillsBattle of Cerro CoráBrasíliaGoiâniaSanta CruzLa PazFlorianópolisCampo GrandeFeira de SantanaCuscoPosadasAntofagasta1000 km20.057S, 57.287W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1864: 1 engagements1866: 1 engagements1867: 2 engagements1868: 3 engagements3 in 18681869: 1 engagements1870: 1 engagements18641870
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Mato Grosso Campaign, 1864Humaitá Campaign, 1866Siege of Curupaiti, 1867Siege of Humaitá, 1867Battle of Lomas Valentinas, 1868Pikysyry Campaign, 1868Pikysyry maneuver, 1868Campaign of the Hills, 1869Battle of Cerro Corá, 187018641870
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1864Mato Grosso CampaignMato Grosso Province, BrazilInitial Paraguayan conquest; Paraguayan withdrawal in 1868
1866Humaitá CampaignÑeembucú Department, Paraguay1,533 km SAllied victory
1867Siege of CurupaitiCurupaiti Fort, Paraguay82 km SWBrazilian Navy/Allied victory
2 November 1867Siege of HumaitáHumaitá, Paraguay9 km NEAllied victory
1868Battle of Lomas ValentinasLomas Valentinas Forts, Paraguay191 km NEAllied victory
1868Pikysyry CampaignCentral Department, Paraguay34 km NAllied victory; Sacking of Asunción
1868Pikysyry maneuverFormosa Province, Argentina124 km SWAllied victory
1869Campaign of the HillsParaguay299 km NAllied victory; End of the Paraguayan War
1 March 1870Battle of Cerro CoráCerro Cora National Park, Paraguay223 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.