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Battle of Cañada Strongest

Battle of Cañada Strongest was a battle fought on 25 May 1934 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Bolivia. It was part of the Chaco War, which ran from 1932 to 1935. The recorded result: Bolivian victory. Recorded strength: 4 divisions against 2 divisions.

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Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Strongest. Plan estratégico ejército boliviano para la aniquilacion de dos Divisiones paraguayas mayo 1934.
Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Strongest. Plan estratégico ejército boliviano para la aniquilacion de dos Divisiones paraguayas mayo 1934.. Anibalcesar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 May 1934
WhereGran Chaco, Bolivia22.178S, 61.918W
OutcomeBolivian victory
BelligerentsBoliviaagainstParaguay
Casualties and lossesMinimaland400 dead; 1500 prisoners
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 Cañada Strongest, 1934
8 placed engagements of the Chaco War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 May 1934
PlaceGran Chaco, Bolivia
22.178S, 61.918W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength4 divisions2 divisions
Casualties and lossesMinimal400 dead; 1500 prisoners
Commanders
Battle of Cañada StrongestBattle of Cañada StrongestBattle of El CarmenBattle of YbybobóBattle of Campo GrandeBattle of El CarmenBattle of YbybobóBattle of Campo GrandeVillamontesMariscal Estigarribia100 km22.178S, 61.918W
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Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Strongest. Retirada paraguaya (Divs. 2 y 7) mayo 1934.
Guerra del Chaco. Batalla de Strongest. Retirada paraguaya (Divs. 2 y 7) mayo 1934.. Anibalcesar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Battle of Cañada Strongest is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Bolivia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888261, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cañada Strongest, revision 1370108729, 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.