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Battle of Campo Grande

Battle of Campo Grande was a battle fought on 30 August 1933 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Paraguay; it lasted 16 days. It was part of the Chaco War, which ran from 1932 to 1935. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: Reg. "Loa", "Ballivián", "Chacaltaya"; Apoyo: Regimientos 18, "Lanza", "Campos", "Ayacucho" against 9th Division.

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Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Campo Grande Situacion al 15 de septiembrede 1933.
Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Campo Grande Situacion al 15 de septiembrede 1933.. Anibalcesar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 August 1933lasted 16 days
WhereGran Chaco, Paraguay23.033S, 60.167W
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsBoliviaagainstParaguay
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 Campo Grande, 1933
8 placed engagements of the Chaco War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 August 1933
to 15 September 1933
PlaceGran Chaco, Paraguay
23.033S, 60.167W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthReg. "Loa", "Ballivián", "Chacaltaya"; Apoyo: Regimientos 18, "Lanza", "Campos", "Ayacucho"9th Division
Commanders
  • Hans Kundt
  • Carlos Banzer
Battle of Campo GrandeBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of BoquerónBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of BoquerónBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7First Battle of NanawaFiladelfiaIngeniero Guillermo N. JuarezMariscal Estigarribia100 km23.033S, 60.167W
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Battle of Campo Grande is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 27 in present-day Paraguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870626, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Campo Grande, revision 1370108499, 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.