URUGUAY Uruguay's contribution to the Allied war effort was very small, estimates ranging from 1800 to around 4000 men. Of course at this time Uruguay was just emerging from a devastating civil war and was unable to support any kind of foreign war effort. Apparently at one time or another elements of three infantry battalions and three small cavalry regiments saw service. Unfortunately, I have no good information on their uniforms. NAVAL ASPECTS The naval aspects of the Paraguayan War were only briefly touched upon in this article; to have included them would require a lengthy article in its own right. For now, suffice it to say that for wargarnes any Civil War rules clealingwith riverwarfare can be used. indeed the river campaigns below Humaita bear an uncanny resemblance to our own Civil War on the Mississippi River. This article has been but a brief introduction to a generally neglected, but fascinating period of military history. If it has aroused anyone's interest then it has performed its purpose. Probably by the time it is published, Freikorps 15 will have introduced a series of f igures on the war as well as one of their excellent campaign booklets. SOURCES Particular thanks is given to Dave Allsop of Freikorps15, for his assistance in providing information on unit organization and uniforms as well as making available hard-to-find source material. Without his help this article could not have been written. Barroso, Gustavo & Rodriguez, Jose: Uniformes do Exercito Brasileiro, Servico Geografico do Exercito Brasileiro. Bogart, Charles (ed.); "Confederate Soldier at War in South America", Sea Cornhat, Vol, 2, No. 6, Dec. 1979. Box, Pelham; The Origins of the Paraguayan War, Russell Company. Defense Ministry; The Brazilian Army: A Historical Perspective. Dupuy, R. & Dupuy, T.; Encyclopedia of Military History, Harper & Row. Kolinski, Charles, Independence or Death. University of Florida. Knotel, Richard & Seig, Herbert; Handbuch der Uniformkunde, Gerhard Schulz. da Matto Teixiera, Major Roberto; "Brazilian and Paraguayan Uniforms of the 1865 to 1870 War", Tradition, No. 69, Phelps, Gilbert; The Tragedy of Paraguay, St. Martin's. More Paraguayan War 1865-70 Background Major Battles of the War Paraguayan Uniforms and Army Brazillian Uniforms and Army Argentinian Uniforms and Army Uruguay and Naval Aspects Wargaming Applications Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. VII #2 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1986 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com