LOCATION@1 fought the War of the Triple Alliance against LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 and LOCATION@4 , and was defeated in NUMBER@1 after five years of the bloodiest war in LOCATION@5 .

From NUMBER@2 LOCATION@1 lost land and most of its male population in the War of the Triple Alliance against LOCATION@2 , LOCATION@3 , and LOCATION@4 .
