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Battle of Kilometer 7

Battle of Kilometer 7 was a battle fought on 7 November 1932 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Paraguay; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Bolivian victory. Recorded strength: 1,200 (November 1932) 3,000 (February 1933) against 900 (November 1932) 15,000 (December 1932) 3,000 (February 1933).

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Guerra del Chaco. Teatro de operaciones ofensiva boliviana ene-marzo 1933
Guerra del Chaco. Teatro de operaciones ofensiva boliviana ene-marzo 1933. Anibalcesar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 November 1932ran into the following year
WhereGran Chaco, Paraguay23.419S, 60.014W
OutcomeBolivian victory
BelligerentsRepublic of BoliviaagainstRepublic of Paraguay

Record

Date7 November 1932
to February 1933
PlaceGran Chaco, Paraguay
23.419S, 60.014W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1,200 (November 1932) 3,000 (February 1933)900 (November 1932) 15,000 (December 1932) 3,000 (February 1933)
Commanders
  • Bernardino Bilbao Rioja
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Elsewhere in 1932

Battle of Kilometer 7 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 Q4871442, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kilometer 7, revision 1370267130, 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.