Qualla: Second Battle of Nanawa https://qualla.com/second-battle-of-nanawa en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:39:58 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/6/e/v/d/second-battle-of-nanawa-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Second Battle of Nanawa https://qualla.com/second-battle-of-nanawa Second Battle of Nanawa: Introduction https://qualla.com/second-battle-of-nanawa/ Photo credit Anibalcesar, CC0. At nine in the morning on 4 July 1933, the ground in front of the Paraguayan redoubt erupted. A great mine, planted just thirty yards short of the main position, blew open the dry Chaco earth, and behind the smoke came the largest assault Bolivia had yet attempted at Nanawa, complete with tanks, tankettes, and flamethrowers. The Bolivian command had failed to take this carob-tree stronghold in January, and they had come back in the dry season to finish it. They would fail again, and in failing, they would lose the war's initiative for good.

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