| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 8:23 p.m. PST |
… Triple Alliance. I will post rare photos taken during the war. Some of them are of poor quality, but they are better than nothing, right? :-) THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. Argentine soldiers guarding the Argentine HQ at Tuyu-Cuê, Paraguay (photo taken in 1867):
General Mitre, Argentine and allied commander, and his staff (photo taken in 1866):
The church of Humaytá after being bombarded by the Brazilian Navy. This photo was taken in 1868 after the fall of the fortress of Humaytá (Humaitá in Portuguese):
Brazilian army and navy officers and men, and a couple of newspaper correspondents, inside the church (1868):
Residence of the Brazilian Brigadier (General of Brigade) Andrade Neves, Baron of Triumph, at San Solano (photo taken in 1867 or 1868, probably in 1868) Andrade Neves commanded one of the Brazilian cavalry divisions (at one time he commanded three divisions – like a cavalry Corps' commander). Some Brazilian cavalrymen appear in the photo:
HQ of the Marquis, future Duke of Caxias, the Brazilian commander in chief from late 1866 to early 1869 (and the allied commander for some time). Notice the Brazilian infantryman standing guard at the HQ. The HQ was located at Tuyu-Cuê in 1867 (when this photo was taken):
Brazilian army officers and men, at the Paraguayan capital, celebrating the capture of the capital (photo taken in january or february of 1869):
Argentine musicians and infantry officers and men (photo taken in 1867 or 1868):
Brazilian soldiers attending some kind of religious ceremony at Tahy in 1867:
MORE TO COME… |
Shagnasty  | 27 Oct 2014 8:29 p.m. PST |
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| Natholeon | 27 Oct 2014 8:30 p.m. PST |
Fantastic. Looking forward to the next lot. |
| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 8:57 p.m. PST |
THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2014 8:59 p.m. PST |
Quite interesting!.
Thanks for share.! Actually, I'm reading one of the best books about the Triple Aliance War: "Maldita Guerra" by Francisco Fernando Monteoliva Doratioto (San Paulo – Brasil). Highly recomended book. Amicalement
Armand |
| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 9:25 p.m. PST |
My pleasure, my friends. Yes, Armand… Very good book, excellent overview of the war. The author, Brazilian historian, set a lot of things straight. The work succeeds in dispelling many myths and stereotypes (constantly repeated in South America over the last five decades without any sources/documentation to back it up). The guy spent many years in Brazilian, Argentine, Uruguayan, Paraguayan and British archives, collecting and studying documents, letters, etc. |
| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 9:42 p.m. PST |
If you want a work more focused on the military operations of the war, battles and skirmishs, with very good order of battles, you must read Augusto Tasso Fragoso's five volume on the war entitled "História da Guerra da Tríplice Aliança contra o Paraguai". Fantastic work, a bit dry sometimes, but an absolute gold mine of information. Available only in Portuguese. |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2014 9:49 p.m. PST |
Many thanks for your info my friend.
I have the privilege to travel same path the Allied Armies took to advance on those days till Asunción. Much of the terrain (and construcctions) are still the same.
Incredible!. Have to admit that the Paraguayan soldiers were really hard fighters. Amicalement
Armand |
| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 9:56 p.m. PST |
Yes, they were hard fighters. They fought with amazing tenacity and courage. I have great respect for those brave soldiers. |
| Cuirassier | 27 Oct 2014 9:59 p.m. PST |
ONE LAST TIME… THE INITIAL POST WAS EDITED… ATTENTION: THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. :-) |
| Tom Scott | 28 Oct 2014 8:49 a.m. PST |
Very interesting. Thank you for posting these. I wish the works you mention were available in translation. Particularly "Maldita Guerra". Someday, perhaps! |
| Zargon | 28 Oct 2014 9:42 a.m. PST |
Yes I also love the struggles in Middle and South America etc, always a great alternative to ACW and in Europe. Got to love the first picture of the guard tower is classic, not a straight line in sight :)
Would love some good info and uniform books on the subject, I have collected some info of these conflicts and the wars for independence as well (some of the most wonderful Napoleonic uniforms ever too) as for these later wars using plain dressed ACW figures in the main work I think. Any other ideas folks.
A totally untapped period in History IMO and more needs to be interpreted into English for us lazier sorts :)
Thanks for the photos Cuirassier.
Cheers |
| KTravlos | 28 Oct 2014 11:16 a.m. PST |
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| Cuirassier | 09 Dec 2014 9:02 p.m. PST |
Rare photo of Brazilian soldiers, from one of the volunteer infantry battalions of the Province of Bahia, attending a mass at Nova Palmira in 1865. Personally, I think this photo was taken in 1867.
---------------------------------------- Some cannons left behind by the Paraguayans when they evacuated the fortress of Humaitá in 1868.
---------------------------------------- Some brave soldiers and officers from Argentina…
More to come. |
| Cuirassier | 09 Jan 2016 8:08 a.m. PST |
THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. January of 1870… Rare photo showing many Brazilian officers, including some commanders of Brazilian battalions, brigades and divisions, and the famous (or infamous) Count d'Eu. Frankly, I'm more interested in the battalion and brigade commanders. You can zoom in many times to see even the smallest detail of this image. wdl.org/pt/item/76/view/1/1 ----------------------------------------- Brazilian Navy hospital in the Paraguayan capital (in 1869)
Some army soldiers and officers were also treated at this hospital. ----------------------------------------- Brigadier (General of Brigade) José Joaquim Andrade Neves, Baron of Triumph, can be seen seated smoking his pipe. This photo was taken in 1867 or 1868, probably in 1868. Andrade Neves commanded one of the Brazilian cavalry divisions in 1867 and 1868 (for a brief time he commanded three divisions – like a cavalry Corps' commander) and was a much respected officer and cavalry commander. Andrade Neves was mortally wounded in battle in december of 1868 and died two weeks later in january of 1869. Duke of Caxias nicknamed him the "bravest of the brave of the Brazilian army".
----------------------------------------- Residence of Colonel Faria Rocha in the village of Tahy (or Tahi). Photo taken in 1868. He and two other Brazilian officers are seated. Faria Rocha commanded the 4th Brazilian Infantry Brigade during 1868.
----------------------------------------- Slightly better copy of a previously posted photo. Brazilian army officers and men, at the Paraguayan capital, celebrating the capture of the capital (photo taken in january or february of 1869).
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| Cuirassier | 02 Aug 2016 10:38 a.m. PST |
ATTENTION: THE IMAGES ARE VERY LARGE. JUST COPY AND PASTE THE URL OF THE PHOTOS. THEN CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. Two Brazilian imperial army officers and natives/indians in the Province of Mato Grosso. Photo taken in 1869. Warriors from this tribe helped the relatively small contingent of the Brazilian army, located in this remote part of Brazil, to fight and repel Paraguayan forces in 1867 and 1868.
-------------------------------------- Brazilian soldiers attending a mass at Rosário, Paraguay, in 1868.
-------------------------------------- Another photo of Brigadier (General of Brigade) José Joaquim Andrade Neves, Baron of Triumph (taken in 1868). He's the one with the white beard. His son, Ensign Carlos Luis de Andrade Neves, is the first one from left to right.
--------------------------------------- Brazilian infantrymen, from the 40th Brazilian Battalion of Volunteers, attending some kind of religious ceremony at Tahy in 1867 or 1868. The Brazilian army improvised and erected this temporary church in november of 1867. The honor guard of the battalion can be seen at the right of the image.
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| John the Greater | 05 Aug 2016 7:06 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the photos. Everything I read about photography during the War indicates that the harsh conditions made taking pictures very difficult. Therefore any pictures at all are precious. On a side note, I was in Buenos Aires two weeks ago and had a chance to see some of Candido Lopez' paintings. I wish more were on display, but I guess there isn't a high demand from the public. |
| Cuirassier | 14 Nov 2016 9:58 a.m. PST |
Hey John! I didn't catch your answer the first time, when you posted it in August. Yes, the harsh conditions were very difficult to take good photos. Having said that, I just discovered two more new photos. I will post them soon. |
| Cuirassier | 24 Jan 2017 9:04 p.m. PST |
Major Apolônio Pares Campelo Jacome da Gama. Cavalry officer of the Brazilian Imperial Army. Photo taken in the late 1850s or early 1860s. He fought in the Paraguayan War/War of the Triple Alliance.
-------------------------------------- Brigadier General Antonio Gomes Leal Colonel in the Brazilian Imperial Army before the start of the war, he was appointed commander of the 11th Battalion of Volunteers of the Fatherland (infantry unit) at the start of the war. In 1865, he was given command of the Brazilian 10th Infantry Brigade. Colonel Gomes Leal in 1865 (photographed here as commander of the 11th Battalion of Volunteers; he's wearing the campaign dress/"small uniform" of Colonel)
Brigadier General in 1869
-------------------------------------- Lieutenant José do Rego Barros, infantry officer, 11th Battalion of Volunteers of the Fatherland. Campaign dress. Photo taken in 1866 (during the war).
-------------------------------------- Lieutenant José Francisco Correia de Araújo, Brazilian Army, Volunteer of the Fatherland. Campaign dress. Photo taken in 1865 (first full year of the war).
-------------------------------------- Major Pedro de Alcântara Tibério Capistrano, infantry officer of the Brazilian Army and highly decorated veteran of the Paraguayan War. Photo taken in the 1870s (after the war).
-------------------------------------- Captain Porfírio Higino da Costa, artillery officer of the Brazilian Imperial army. Campaign dress. Photo taken in 1866 (during the war).
-------------------------------------- Major Francisco de Siqueira Cavalcanti, infantry officer of the Brazilian Army. Photo taken in 1870 (last year of the war), but he was already back home when this photo was made. This officer was awarded/decorated for bravery on two different occasions.
-------------------------------------- Lieutenant Nestor Vilar Barreto Coutinho. artillery officer of the Brazilian Imperial Army. Photo taken in the 1860s.
-------------------------------------- Bonus image… Colonel Abreu Pires, commander of the Brazilian 4th Battalion of Caçadores (light infantry battalion). Caçadores = Chasseurs. Photo taken in the 1850s.
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| VictorBarone | 17 May 2021 2:19 p.m. PST |
Hello friends,
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BoB is a wargame system dedicated to War of the Triple Alliance.
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Take care! |
| VictorBarone | 21 May 2021 3:25 p.m. PST |
"Borders of Blood is a well-presented set of wargames rules, specifically for Wargaming the Parguayan War of 1864 – 1870, dovetailing almost exclusively with the War of Triple Alliance figure range by Perry Miniatures. Rulesets can either offer something so intriguing, inspiring, or unique that they cause you to venture into a new period – think SAGA, Sharp Practice, or Frostgrave – or they offer a service to gamers who are already ‘into' a period or conflict. Borders of Blood is definitely a solid entrant in this latter category." Joe Smalley review on Wargames Illustrated link |
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