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Battle of El Carmen

Battle of El Carmen was a battle fought on 10 November 1934 in what is now Paraguay; it lasted 6 days. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 11000 men against 4500 men.

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Guerra del Chaco. Teatro de Operaciones zona del Pilcomayo. 1934.
Guerra del Chaco. Teatro de Operaciones zona del Pilcomayo. 1934.. Anibalcesar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 November 1934lasted 6 days
WhereParaguay21.641S, 62.269W
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsBoliviaagainstParaguay
Casualties and losses10000 dead, wounded or captured; 12 guns capturedand"less than 100 casualties"

Record

Date10 November 1934
to 16 November 1934
PlaceParaguay
21.641S, 62.269W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength11000 men4500 men
Casualties and losses10000 dead, wounded or captured; 12 guns captured"less than 100 casualties"
Commanders
Battle of El CarmenBattle of El CarmenBattle of Cañada StrongestBattle of YbybobóBattle of YrendagüéBattle of Cañada StrongestBattle of YbybobóBattle of YrendagüéVillamontesYacuíbaTartagalDoctor Pedro P. PeñaCuevoMariscal Estigarribia100 km21.641S, 62.269W
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Elsewhere in 1934

Battle of El Carmen 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 Q5722429, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of El Carmen, revision 1377001788, 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.