Record Data Place Unit Type City or Town Containing Unit Uruguay Events Date Type 08/04/1864 In South America, Brazil delivers Uruguay an ultimatum over the security of its southern border US/the World 11/12/1864 In South America, Paraguayan naval units seize a Brazilian steamship and touch off a crisis that will lead to war US/the World 10/12/1864 In South America, units of Brazil's army invade the Uruguayan province of Cerro Largo US/the World 02/20/1865 In Uruguay, the civil war comes to an end as negotiations replace the government with the rebel Colorado Party US/the World 06/02/1863 Off the coast of Brazil, the Confederate raider, Alabama, burns the New York bark Amazonian Battles/Soldiers People Documents Date Title 03/22/1860 R. Tansill to Robert Hunter, March 22, 1860 Images