Chaco War

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The Chaco War (Spanish: Guerra del Chaco, Guarani: Cháko Ñorairõ) was fought from 1932 to 1935 between Bolivia and Paraguay. They fought over the control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region (known in Spanish as Chaco Boreal). The war is also referred to as "The War of Thirst" in literary circles since it was fought in the semi-arid Chaco.

The peace treaties gave two thirds of the disputed territories to Paraguay.


Chaco War Media

  • 1935 Rand McNally map of Paraguay, showing disputed area and Puerto Pacheco

  • José Félix Estigarribia, commander in chief of Paraguayan army

  • Hans Kundt, commander in chief and Minister of War of Bolivia

  • Vickers 6-Ton light tank similar to those deployed by the Bolivian army

  • The gunboat Humaitá, shown here without its main armament shortly after being launched in 1930, was an important asset of the Paraguayan Navy

  • Sketch showing the Paraguayan counterattack on Pitiantutá Lake

  • Paraguayan troops in Fortín Alihuatá, 1932

  • Paraguayan offensive, January 1935. Blue: Paraguayan advances. Red: Bolivian counterattacks.

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