Coxim is taken in April 1865. The…

Coxim is taken in April 1865.

The Paraguayan forces, despite their victories, do not continue to Cuiabá, the capital of the province.

Augusto Leverger had fortified the camp of Melgaço to protect Cuiabá.

The main objective is to distract the attention of the Brazilian government to the north, as the war will lead to the south, closer to the Río de la Plata estuary.

The invasion of Mato Grosso has been a diversionary tactic.

This action will prove to be one of Paraguay's few successes during the war.