. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Tuvucué b&'5A' West or breenwlch 58°28' Miles. themselves in this place, which faces the Argentine town of Puerto Bermejo on the right bank of the Paraguay. HuMAlTA ItAPIRU. A few crumbling ruins on the cliffs dominating the Hamaita bend midway between the Bermejo and Parana confluences recall the stand made at this point for two years (18(36—68) against the land and river forces of the allies. The whole space between the stronghold and the mouth of the Parana ran with blood, and the capture of Itapivu at the confluence cost the Brazilians a sanguin
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Tuvucué b&'5A' West or breenwlch 58°28' Miles. themselves in this place, which faces the Argentine town of Puerto Bermejo on the right bank of the Paraguay. HuMAlTA ItAPIRU. A few crumbling ruins on the cliffs dominating the Hamaita bend midway between the Bermejo and Parana confluences recall the stand made at this point for two years (18(36—68) against the land and river forces of the allies. The whole space between the stronghold and the mouth of the Parana ran with blood, and the capture of Itapivu at the confluence cost the Brazilians a sanguinary engagement. Higher up the batteries of Caruzn on the left bank long arrested the Brazilian fleet, and the allies attempted in vain to storm the forts of Curu- paiti, which, when half-dismantled, were afterwards passed by the hostile fleet.
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