@[email protected] to Today I [email protected]English • 1 year agoTIL that the Paraguayan war 1864-1870 led to the death of up to 69% of Paraguay's population. After the war there were only 28,746 adult men left in the country.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the Paraguayan war 1864-1870 led to the death of up to 69% of Paraguay's population. After the war there were only 28,746 adult men left in the country.en.wikipedia.org@[email protected] to Today I [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-square@HandOfDoomlinkEnglish4•1 year agoI live in Brazil, close to the area where the war was fought. I heard stories that, as most of the adult men died, they would paint beards on young boys faces and send them to battle, so the enemy wouldn’t notice that they were fighting kids.
I live in Brazil, close to the area where the war was fought. I heard stories that, as most of the adult men died, they would paint beards on young boys faces and send them to battle, so the enemy wouldn’t notice that they were fighting kids.