This conflict began after the overthrow of Atanasio Aguirre.
This conflict began after the overthrow of Atanasio Aguirre. One leader in this conflict, after learning that he was an illegitimate child, flogged and executed his own mother. Francisco Barroso won a major battle in this war by ramming enemy ships at Riachuelo. One side sought the support of Justo Jose de Urquiza by invading Corrientes, after an attempted diversionary attack on Mato Grosso. The last part of this war saw Francisco Solano Lopez killed by the forces of Emperor Pedro II, and most of the male population of Paraguay was killed. For 10 points, name this conflict named for an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil.
This conflict began after the overthrow of Atanasio Aguirre.
War of the Triple Alliance [prompt on "Paraguayan War"] 