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Battle of Boquerón

Battle of Boquerón was a battle fought in 1932 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Paraguay. It was part of the Chaco War, which ran from 1932 to 1935. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 448 besieged and 3,500 attempting relief against 7,500.

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Teatro de operaciones batalla de Boquerón y alrededores
Teatro de operaciones batalla de Boquerón y alrededores. Anibalcesar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1932
WhereGran Chaco, Paraguay22.774S, 59.941W
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsBoliviaagainstParaguay
Casualties and losses2,200 killed, wounded, sick or capturedand500 dead; 1,500 wounded; 1,000 sick
Part ofChaco War1932 to 1935

Where it sits in the Chaco War

Battle of Boquerón, 1932First Battle of Nanawa, 1933Battle of Campo Jordán, 1933Second Battle of Nanawa, 1933Battle of Gondra, 1933Battle of Campo Grande, 1933Battle of Cañada Strongest, 1934Battle of Ingavi (1935), 193519321935Battle of Boquerón, 1932
8 placed engagements of the Chaco War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1932 (year precision)
to 29 September 1932
PlaceGran Chaco, Paraguay
22.774S, 59.941W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength448 besieged and 3,500 attempting relief7,500
Casualties and losses2,200 killed, wounded, sick or captured500 dead; 1,500 wounded; 1,000 sick
Commanders
  • Carlos Quintanilla
  • Manuel Marzana
Battle of BoquerónBattle of BoquerónBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaFiladelfiaMariscal Estigarribia100 km22.774S, 59.941W
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Battle of Boquerón is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Paraguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1122487, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Boquerón (1932), revision 1377081540, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.