earthworks protecting lópez s house; watchtower. key: = traverses or earthworks. b = mangrullo or watchtower. 1 = president s house. 2, 3 = family. 4,5 = servants. sketch e. c. jourdan of brazilian corps of engineers.
paso pucú. headquarters of tyrant lópez. earthwork protect him allied fire − done life . painting (and title) argentine general , watercolourist josé ignacio garmendía (1841-1925). (an argentine flag flies on captured watchtower.)
lópez ii established headquarters @ paso pucú, 1 of corners of quadrilateral (see map in section). amongst orange groves stood dwellings of lópez, mistress eliza lynch, , military officers enjoyed confidence e.g. generals barrios, resquín, , bruges; bishop palacios, lt colonel george thompson chief engineer , dr stewart surgeon-general. houses simple ranchos (austere dwellings) thatched roofs. quadrangle of large traverses or earthworks protected allied artillery fire house, of mrs lynch, , of servants. these earthworks made of sods , largest said contain 422,080 pieces. @ centre of quadrangle mangrullo or watchtower. according burton mangrullo s ladders surrounded hides , matting, unusual precaution intended conceal petticoated ankles , used mrs lynch; , indeed contemporaneous drawing brazilian engineering corps show, unusually paraguay, mangrullo covered ascent.
a large military hospital established halfway between humaitá , paso pucú , 1 field officers @ paso pucú itself. @ paso pucú there 2 settlements female camp-followers; assisted in hospitals , washed soldiers clothes. allowed no rations, , lived on beef soldiers gave them. there cemetery, , prisoner-of war compound.
masthead of paraguayan military newspaper cabichuí published @ fortress complex. cloud of cabichuís (local venomous wasps) assails afro-brazilian.
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