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Umburanas River
Umburanas road
umburana
trees
umbú
trees
and backland traditions
at Canudos
and climate of the backlands
and mobility in battle
and the
sertão
as water source
umbuzada
drink
uniforms
Upper Amazon
urban warfare.
See also
hand-to-hand combat
and assaults on Canudos
and Bittencourt’s reinforcements
and
jagunço
traps
and the Moreira César expedition
and pillaging
uricuri
palms
and climate of the backlands
described
and flood ponds
fruits
rosaries made from
on the Rosário road
and the
sertão
as water source
Vale of Tears: Revisiting the Canudos Massacre in Northeastern Brazil
, 1893-1897 (Levine)
Vargas Llosa, Mario
Varnhagen, Adolfo
Várzea basin
Várzea da Ema
Várzea da Ema trail
Várzea Farm
Vaza-Barris River
and access to Canudos
and assaults on Canudos
and battle of Cocorobó
and Bittencourt’s reinforcements
and boundaries of the backlands
and camp at Canudos
and the Cocorobó range
and description of the backlands
and geography of the backlands
and geology of the backlands
and growth of Canudos
and the Guimarães expedition
and inspection of Canudos
and
jagunço
resistance
and march to Canudos
and the Moreira César expedition
and supply routes
Veiga, José J.
Veja
Venâncio, José
Vendée rebellion
Veras, Pedro Martins
Veras, Silvestre Rodrigues
Viana, Manuel Nunes
Vianna, Luis
via sacra
Vicar’s Farm
Viera, João Fernandez
Vila do Conde
Vila Nova da Rainha
Villa-Nova, Thomas
Villar, Nestor
Villarim, Joaquim Quirino
Villazón, Eliodoro
Virgilio (Sublieutenant)
voting and elections
wadis
Wanderley (Sublieutenant)
water sources
and artesian well
and backlands flora
cisterns
and drought
and evacuation of the wounded
and foraging parties
and march to Canudos
and Monte Santo
shortages in Canudos
Sussuarana Farm
and the tablelands
weaponry.
See also
artillery; firearms;
specific weapons
and artillery ammunition
of backlanders
of Conselheiro’s army
and logistics
weather.
See also
climate of the backlands
white supremacy
Whitman, Walt
Whitworth cannon
attacks on
bombardment of Canudos
difficulties transporting
failures of
fired on church
at Mount Favela
wildlife of the backlands.
See also
cattle and cattle ranching
Wollaston, William Hyde
women
and assaults on Canudos
and Conselheiro
and evacuation of wounded
and gender relations in Canudos
prisoners of war
refugees
and surrender of Canudos
wood rails
wounded soldiers.
See also
casualties
Ximenes, Manuel
Xique-Xique
xique-xique
cacti (
Cereus peruvianus
)
Xorroxó
Yoffily, J.
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