Chaco War

Date

9 September 1932 – 12 June 1935 (2 years, 9 months and 3 days)

Location

Chaco Boreal, South America

Causes

A

Bolivian patrol captured a Paraguayan fort.

Result

Paraguayan victory

Territorial changes

Most of the disputed area awarded to

Paraguayball

Belligerents
Paraguayball Supported by: Argentinaball Kingdom of Italyball	Boliviaball Supported by: Czechoslovakiaball

Commanders
Eusebio Ayala José Estigarribia	Daniel Salamanca (until 1934) José Luis Tejada (from 1934) Hans Kundt (until 1933) Enrique Peñaranda

Strength
150,000	210,000

Casualties
35,000–50,000 killed 2,556 captured	50,000–80,000 killed 40,000 wounded 21,000 captured

Chaco War was fought between Boliviaball and Paraguayball over control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region.

Ancient and Old Wars (4000 BCE–1870)
V • E ⚔ War, war never changes... ⚔
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World Wars and the Interwar Period (1914–1945)	World War I • Armenian Genocide • Russian Revolution • Russian Civil War • Irish War of Independence • Polish-Czechoslovak War • Chaco War • Emu War • Spanish Civil War • Winter War • Turkish War of Independence • World War II
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V • E ~~Buffer~~ Republic of ~~Peñareich~~ Paraguay: The End of Rio de la Plata
Departments	Alto Paraguayball • Alto Paranáball • Amambayball • Asunciónball (capital) • Boquerónball • Concepciónball • Caaguazúball • Caazapáball • Canindeyúball • Centralball • Cordilleraball • Guairáball • Itapúaball • Misionesball • Ñeembucúball • Paraguaríball • Presidente Hayesball • San Pedroball
Historical entities	Migrants from North (Ancient Americans) • Guaraníball • Spanish Empireball • Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plataball

V • E Plurinational State of ~~no sea~~ Bolivia: Unity makes strength
Regions	Beniball • Chuquisacaball • Cochabambaball • La Pazball • Oruroball • Pandoball • Potosíball • Santa Cruzball • Tarijaball
Cities	Sucreball • La Pazball • Cochabambaball • El Altoball • Oruroball • Santa Cruz de la Sierraball
Former entities	Migrants from North (Natives) • Aymaraball • Incaball • Spanish Empireball ( Viceroyalty of Rio de la Plataball) • Upper Peruball • Republic of Upper Peruball • Peru-Bolivian Confederationball

Recent changes