The Paraguay expedition (1858–1859) was an American diplomatic mission and nineteen-ship squadron ordered by President James Buchanan to South America...

considered part of the expedition fleet, as she was not designed to act against Paraguay, not being able to ascend the river. The expedition won the United States...

American waters to support the Paraguay Expedition, a diplomatic effort to settle differences between the United States and Paraguay which resulted from an incident...

was purchased by Paraguay. Until about 1870 she operated on the Río de la Plata as a civilian vessel. Expenses of the Paraguay Expedition - House of Representatives...

the steamer Western Port (renamed Wyandotte) assigned to the expedition sent to Paraguay to extract an apology for shooting at the gunboat Water Witch...

Republic of Paraguay from 1810 to the present day. Paraguay Expedition (United States Navy expedition to Asunción) It is considered that Paraguayan independence...

block the escape of General Santa Ana. He also participated in the Paraguay expedition of 1859. In the Civil War he was Fleet Captain of the North Atlantic...

Squadron, the Mediterranean Squadron and as a staff officer during the Paraguay Expedition. During the American Civil War, he commanded naval forces against...

Western Port, was a steamer acquired by the Navy as a gunboat for the Paraguay expedition in 1858. When the crisis of the American Civil War occurred, she...

Paraguayan War, also known as tne War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and...

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a wooden five-gun crew steamer chartered by the US Navy for the Paraguay expedition and renamed Mystic 14 June 1859 USS Memphis (1862), was a civilian...

for service on the Brazil Station. Falmouth joined in the Paraguay expedition to Paraguay late in 1858, when relations with the United States were strained...

served as supply ship for the Paraguay expedition sent to Asunción to demand indemnity and apology from the Paraguayan Government for the firing on Water...

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the Paraguay expedition to punish Paraguay for firing on the USS Water Witch, ordering 2,500 marines and 19 warships there. This costly expedition took...

the ship's company for landing parties, such as in the First Sumatran expedition of 1832 and continuing in the Caribbean and Mexican campaigns of the early...

explosives to the U.S. Navy for clearing obstructions in the Platte, Parana and Paraguay Rivers, should the ships encounter any. The items were provided to the...

for duty on the Brazil Station, taking part in the Paraguay expedition to obtain redress for Paraguay's unprovoked firing upon the American ship Water Witch...

Shubrick's Paraguay expedition for operations against Paraguay in retaliation for the attack on Water Witch in 1855. Bainbridge arrived at Asunción, Paraguay, in...

The history of Paraguay encompasses thousands of years of human habitation. Both agricultural and nomadic Guaycuruan lived in the region at the time of...

of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River...

University of Virginia, (retrieved on August 10, 2010). Expenses – Paraguay Expedition, House of Representatives, 36th Congress, 1st Session, Mis. Doc....

ordered the Paraguay expedition to punish Paraguay for firing on the USS Water Witch, which was on a scientific mission. The punitive expedition resulted...

Paraguayan cuisine is the set of dishes and culinary techniques of Paraguay. It has a marked influence of the Guaraní people combined with the Spanish...

was an officer in the United States Navy. He participated in the Paraguay Expedition, fought in the Mexican War and American Civil War, and served briefly...

In 1858, the Paraguay expedition was of gunboat diplomacy where the US sent a naval squadron to Paraguay to seek redress from Paraguay for the shelling...

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served in the Pacific Squadron during the Mexican-American War, the Paraguay expedition of 1859, and the Gulf Squadron and West Indian Squadron during the...