Chaco War 
(1932-1935)

 

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Eusebio Ayala

 

 
The Chaco, between the Paraguay River and the Andean mountains, is an inhospitable region.  The Aguaragüe sierras, or Andean foothills, were a
natural barrier to the Paraguayan army advance .

 
The first Paraguayan recruits gathered at the
Soccer Stadium in Puerto Sajonia.
Paraguayan troops mobilized by railroad from Casado
port to the western front.

 
Paraguayan President Eusebio Ayala (center)
and his cabinet.
After the battle of Boqueron, a Paraguayan officer
poses with captured Bolivian machine guns.

Air Combat During the Chaco War
Air Power in the Chaco War
Bolivian Bombers in the Gran Chaco War
Paraguayan Bombers in the Gran Chaco War
Gran Chaco (Encylopedia.Com)
The Gran Chaco War: Fighting for Mirages in the Foothills of the Andes
The Chaco War
The Gran Chaco War Bibliography
War between Bolivia and Paraguay claims 35,000 victims (Guardian Century)

Geographical Facts Concerning the Chaco
The Chaco Dispute
The Chaco Dispute and the Peace System
Bolivia-Paraguay: Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Boundaries