Battle of Gondra
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| Battle of Gondra | |||||||
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| Part of the Chaco War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 4th Bolivian Division |
 1st Paraguayan Division | ||||||
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Enrique Peñaranda |
Rafael Franco | ||||||
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~ 100 dead 21 prisoners |
51 dead 136 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Gondra occurred during the Chaco War between the Bolivian 4th Division, "The Brave Fourth", and the Paraguayan 1st Division, "The Iron Division", stationed around Fort Gondra, from 11 to 15 July 1933, in the aftermath of the Second Battle of Nanawa. The 1st Division enveloped the Bolivian 4th after a series of assaults through the dense woods southwest of Gondra. The Bolivian 34th infantry and the "Lanza" cavalry regiment, led by captain German Busch, fought a rearguard action which allowed the encircled troops to withdraw northward, toward Campo 31, an open field leading to Alihuatá. Meanwhile, the 3rd "Pérez" infantry regiment built up a new blocking position in the eastern part of Campo Vía, a dried bed six kilometers west of Gondra, which prevented any further Paraguayan advance. On 15 July, the Bolivian troops retreated unmolested from the pocket, carrying out all their heavy equipment with them.
References
- Escobar, Ramiro (1982). Ráfagas de metrallas, sangre en los pajonales: Guerra del Chaco. El Gráfico, Asunción. Template:Es icon
- Farcau, Bruce W. (1996). The Chaco War: Bolivia and Paraguay, 1932-1935. Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 135-136. ISBN 0-275-95218-5
- Querajazu Calvo, Roberto. Masamaclay, historia de la guerra del Chaco, Segunda edición Template:Es icon
- Yegros, Fulgencio. Gondra inmortal Template:Es icon