Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Paraguay Expedition was a United States Naval mission sent to Asunción, Paraguay in 1858 to demand indemnity and apology from the Paraguayan Government for the 1 February 1855 firing on the US Navy vessel USS Water Witch. This was an example of US gunboat diplomacy.In 1858, the US Congress authorized a Naval Squadron be sent to Paraguay to seek redress from Paraguay for the shelling of the Water Witch in 1855, which had resulted in the death of the ship's helmsman.. }
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- Paraguay_expedition comment "The Paraguay Expedition was a United States Naval mission sent to Asunción, Paraguay in 1858 to demand indemnity and apology from the Paraguayan Government for the 1 February 1855 firing on the US Navy vessel USS Water Witch. This was an example of US gunboat diplomacy.In 1858, the US Congress authorized a Naval Squadron be sent to Paraguay to seek redress from Paraguay for the shelling of the Water Witch in 1855, which had resulted in the death of the ship's helmsman.".