Campaign of the Hills

Campaign of the Hills
Part of the Paraguayan War
The Count of Eu and his military staff.
Date July 1869 - March 1, 1870 Location Central and Northern Paraguay Result Allied victory End of the Paraguayan War
Belligerents
Paraguay Paraguayan Army Armed civilians	Empire of Brazil Imperial Army  Argentina Argentine Army
Commanders and leaders
Solano López † Domingo Sánchez † Bernardino Caballero Juan Francisco López †	Count of Eu Correia da Câmara Deodoro da Fonseca Luis María Campos
Strength
9,000[1]: 101	30,757[1]: 100–101
Casualties and losses
5,000 killed 1,100 wounded 1,200 captured	201 killed 259 wounded

The Campaign of the Hills (Spanish: Campaña de las Cordilleras) was the last campaign of the Paraguayan War, lasting from July 1869 to the end of the war on March 1, 1870. The Paraguayans were completely defeated by the Allies. Brazilian writer Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay took part in the campaign and later wrote about it. At least 5,000 Paraguayans were killed during this campaign.