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Battle of Gondra

Battle of Gondra was a battle fought on 11 July 1933 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Paraguay; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Chaco War, which ran from 1932 to 1935. The recorded result: Indecisive.

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Fought11 July 1933lasted 4 days
WhereGran Chaco, Paraguay23.337S, 59.907W
OutcomeIndecisive
Belligerents4th Bolivian Divisionagainst1st Paraguayan Division
Casualties and losses~ 100 dead; 21 prisonersand51 dead; 136 wounded
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 Gondra, 1933
8 placed engagements of the Chaco War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 July 1933
to 15 July 1933
PlaceGran Chaco, Paraguay
23.337S, 59.907W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses~ 100 dead; 21 prisoners51 dead; 136 wounded
Commanders
  • Rafael Franco
Battle of GondraBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of BoquerónBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of BoquerónFiladelfia100 km23.337S, 59.907W
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Battle of Gondra 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 Q4871127, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gondra, revision 1379013498, 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.