Round 4: Tossup 14

During this conflict, one side attempted to capture two enemy ironclads by rushing them at night (-5[1])in canoes lashed together and disguised with tree branches. A side in this conflict used its (-5[1])superior navy to overcome fortresses at Curupayty and Humaitá. This war, which ended at the Battle of Cerro Corá, (15[1])resulted in the (*) death of approximately (10[1])half of one country’s male population. (10[2])Francisco (10[1])Solano López (10[1])began (10[1])this war by invading a neighboring country’s (-5[1])state of Mato Grosso. For 10 points, (10[1])name this deadliest (-5[1])war in Latin American history, in which Paraguay was defeated by the namesake partnership (10[1])of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. ■END■ (0[2])

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