Paraguayan Collection

Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF
The sole UK registered Avro 695 Lincolnian G-ALPF (ex RAF Lincoln B.2 RE290)parked at Southend prior to being scrapped in 1952. Converted by Airflight Ltd

The count of Eu and his Staff
A group of men, with the man in the middle being Gaston of Orleans, the Count of Eu, son-in-law of the Brazilian Emperor. Gaston was a military commander in the Paraguayan War alongside his

Map of the Paraguayan War 1868
A map of allies positions along the Parana river, up until the capture of Humayta. Date: 1868

Halt and Camp before Curupayty
The Brazilian fleet halts on the Parana river, just before Curupayty. Date: 1867

The Paraguayan Camp
Two soldiers cook food and rest in front of a large chariot, with a Rancho, a rustic dwelling, stands in the distance. Date: 1867

A Mangrullo
Two soldiers stand watch atop a mangrullo, overlooking a military camp. A mangrullo is a rustic observation tower constructed quickly to watch over large flat areas. Date: 1867

Paraguayan Officers and Soldiers
Several Paraguayan soldiers stand in a group, in various states of military dress. Date: 1867

Paraguay Women at Camp
Three women, wives or bed partners of soldiers during the Paraguayan War, make camp. Sitting by a thatched building, three women make food on a smoke fire, a child standing by them. Date: 1867

Brazilians Take Curuzu
The capture of the Curuzu battery by the secondary corps of the Brazilian army, under the order of lieutenant-general Viscount of Porto-Alegre, on 3rd September 1866. Date: 3rd September 1866

Colonel F. Carneiro de Campos: Prisoner of War
Colonel Frederico Carneiro de Campos, was imprisoned by Paraguayan soldiers shortly before the initial act and declaration of war by Paraguay

Battery or Junin Tower
An artillery battery dubbed Junin Tower. Surrounded by girded metal barriers, a group of cannons are being demonstrated to watching military officers. Date: 1866

Battle of Estero-Bellaco
The battle of Estero-Bellaco on 2nd May 1866. Battalions of soldiers keep formation as they ride forward to attack. Other soldiers stand their ground, partially obscured by smoke from cannonfire

Destruction of a Brazilian Gunboat
During a naval skirmish, a Brazilian gunboat is torpedoed and is in the process of sinking, life boats of sailors rowing away from the steamship to the shores of the river. Date: 1865

Brazilian expedition in the Forests of Goias
A Brazilian expedition encampment in the forests of Goias, at Rio Verde. An army camp is set up in the distance as a column of soldiers marches into it. Date: 1866

Combat in Rio Grand do Sul 1865
A division of Paraguayan forces and two brigades of Brazilian troops engage in Rio Grande do Sul. Date: 26 June 1865

The Ruins of the Principal Church at Paysandu 1865
The church at Paysandu was extremely damaged during the Siege of Paysandu during the Paraguayan War, which lasted over a month of Brazilian-Colorado troops blockading

Brazilian Reinforcements at Corrientes
The arrival of Brazilian reinforcements at Corrientes at the Parana river, for the army of operation. Several ships lay offshore as rowboats filled with soldiers head towards land. Date: 1866

Paraguayan War - Emperor of Brazil at Alegrete Camp
During the Paraguayan War, the Emperor of Brazil assumed command of the Brazilian army and travelled to Alegrete on his way to Uruguaiana, along with his two sons-in-law

Sergeant in the Paraguayan War
Sergeant Gonzales, a soldier in the Paraguayan War in 1865, stands at rest dressed in a military shirt and plaid long loincloth. Date: 1865

A Sentinal in the Paraguayan War
A Paraguayan sentinel is depicted dressed in only a long loincloth and a cloth sash across his chest, and a military cap. He clasps a rifle between his arm and ribs. Several dead men surround him

Curtiss-Wright C-46D-15-CU Commando N95445 (msn 33477 - ex 44-78081) of Phenix Airlines. One of several irregular carriers which existed specifically for the purpose of transporting gamblers to

NAVAL BATTLE
PARAGUAY-BRAZIL WAR Naval action : Brazilian monitors force a passage past the Paraguayan batteries at Tebicuary Date: 1868

Paraguayan war, battle of Chaco
Paraguayan war between Paraguay, and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Empire of Brazil and Uruguay. Engagement at Chaco, 1868. Date: 1868

Paraguay - Ruins of Jesuit Church at Humaita
Humaita, Paraguay, a town and distrito on the Paraguay River in southern Paraguay. During the Paraguayan War, it served as the main Paraguayan stronghold from 1866 until its fall in August 1868

BLANES, Juan Manuel (1830-1901). The Paraguayan in her Desolate Mother Land. War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870)

Paraguay - Asuncion - French Embassy. Stamped with a famous Paraguayan bisect. When the Post Office ran out of stamps, they would cut a stamp of a higher value in half

Sanapana Youth with parakeets
A Sanapana youth with string bag and holding two parakeets. The Sanapana were one of many nomadic tribes inhabiting the lower Gran Chaco of western Paraguay

Battle of Redempcion
PARAGUAY-BRAZIL WAR Brazilian colonel Willagram- Cabrita repels a Paraguayan attack at the island of Redempcion, in the Parana

Battle of Yatay
PARAGUAY-URUGUAY WAR The Paraguayan general Duarte is defeated by the allied (Brazilian/Uruguayan/Argentinian) forces under Flores, at the battle of YATAY

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