Battle of Lomaruguá

After the battles of Piribebuy and Acosta Ñu the once-formidable Paraguayan Army had been made unable to wage a regular conflict. The Paraguayan War became a chase of Paraguayan leader López by far superior allied forces.^[1]

On January 11 of 1870 a Paraguayan column was spotted by the vanguard of general Câmara's troops. It was engaged and routed, with many of its men, including its commander, later being taken prisoner.^[2] The men in the column had been surviving on fruits foraged in the forest for the past few weeks and its officers had been debating whether or not to surrender previously.^[3]

The next battle of the conflict would be that of Cerro Corá, which would bring about its end, as López was killed there.^[4]

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• Doratioto, Francisco (2002). Maldita Guerra: Nova história da Guerra do Paraguai (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). São Paulo: Companhia das Letras. ISBN 978-65-5921-286-6.
• Hooker, Terry D. (2008). The Paraguayan War. Nottingham: Foundry Books. ISBN 978-1901543155.