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The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadliest and bloodiest inter-state war in Latin American history.
The Chaco War was fought from 1932-1935 between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region (known as Chaco Boreal) of South America, which was thought to be rich in oil . Many Bolivian weapons were captured by the Paraguayans. A Vickers machine gun in Paraguayan service.
The Humaitá and Paraguay, two Italian-built gunboats, ferried troops to Puerto Casado. On 22 December 1932, three Bolivian Vickers Vespas attacked the Paraguayan riverine outpost of Bahía Negra, on the Paraguay River, and killed an army colonel, but one of the aircraft was shot down by the gunboat Tacuary.
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May 17, 2024 · Weapons and Warfare - War of the Triple Alliance, (1864-1870) (May 17, 2024) War of the Triple Alliance, (1864/65–70), the bloodiest conflict in Latin American history, fought between Paraguay and the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Paraguay had been involved in boundary and tariff disputes with its more powerful ...
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Jan 14, 2021 · Guns of the Chaco War. The Chaco War of 1932–1935 between Bolivia and Paraguay was fought on the interior of the continent. Writer Vincent D. DeNiro examines the history of the conflict, and the firearms the two armies used. A Bolivian monument to its heroes of the Chaco War.
Apr 18, 2018 · Bolivia’s obscure war with Paraguay showcased the modern weapons and tactics that would become so familiar in the upcoming world war. From 1932 to 1935 Bolivia and Paraguay were locked in a savage struggle that produced the bloodiest but least-known conventional war in the Americas in the 20th century.
The greatest revolution took place in the field of weaponry: when the war started, most of the South American armies were still armed with old flintlock or percussion smoothbore muskets; when the war ended, most of them had adopted percussion rifles employing the Minié system.
