Map of the passage of Humaitá

The fleet forces the river; the garrison escapes through the Chaco.

Dates

19 February to 5 August 1868

Location

Humaitá bend, Paraguay River

Scale

Not to scale

In blue, the imperial fleet goes up the Humaitá bend, passes the batteries and the chains and continues toward Tayí. In red, the garrison evacuates the fortress through the Chaco, toward Isla Poí and Laguna Verá, where it surrenders in August 1868.

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