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First Battle of Nanawa

First Battle of Nanawa was a battle fought on 20 January 1933 at Gran Chaco, in what is now Paraguay; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Chaco War, which ran from 1932 to 1935. The recorded result: Paraguayan victory. Recorded strength: 9,000 against 2,500.

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Guerra del Chaco. Primera batalla de Nanawa
Guerra del Chaco. Primera batalla de Nanawa. Anibalcesar, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 January 1933lasted 6 days
WhereGran Chaco, Paraguay23.458S, 59.722W
OutcomeParaguayan victory
BelligerentsBoliviaagainstParaguay
Casualties and losses2,000 killedand248 killed
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), 193519321935First Battle of Nanawa, 1933
8 placed engagements of the Chaco War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 January 1933
to 26 January 1933
PlaceGran Chaco, Paraguay
23.458S, 59.722W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength9,0002,500
Casualties and losses2,000 killed248 killed
Commanders
  • Hans Kundt
  • Luis Irrazábal
First Battle of NanawaFirst Battle of NanawaSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7Battle of Campo GrandeBattle of BoquerónSecond Battle of NanawaBattle of GondraBattle of Kilometer 7Battle of Campo GrandeBattle of BoquerónFiladelfia100 km23.458S, 59.722W
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First Battle of Nanawa 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 Q325602, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Nanawa, revision 1370618824, 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.