COMPUTO DE FUERZAS
AL PROMEDIAR
LA BATALLA DE BOQUERON

FROM: "LA GUERRA DEL CHACO"

by Jorge Antezana Villagran
(La Paz, 1979)


PARAGUAY

Commander in Chief: Lt. Colonel Jose Felix Estigarribia
Staff Corps: Major Manuel Garay

Infantry Division 1

Commander: Major Carlos Jose Fernandez
Div. Staff Corps: Major Gilberto Andrade

    Inf. Regt. No.2. "Itororo" (Major Jose Rosa Vera): 1,600 men
    Inf. Regt. No.4. "Curupaiti" (Major Jose A. Ortiz): 1,605 men
    Cav. Regt. No.2. "Toledo" (Major Tranquilino Cabral): 770 men
    Art. Group No.3. "Roa" (Captain Raimundo Rolon): 415 men
    Engineer Batt. No.1. "Aquino" (Captain Basilio Caballero I.): 130 men

Infantry Division 2

Commander: Major Gaudioso Nunez
Div. Staff Corps: Major jose Brito

    Inf. Regt. No.3. "Corrales": 1,605 men
    Inf. Regt. No.1. "Dos de Mayo": 1,605 men
    Art. Group No.1. "Bruguez": 415 men

Infantry Division 4:

Commander: Lt. Colonel Nicolas Delgado

    Inf. Regt. No.6. "Boqueron" (Major Arturo Bray): 1,606 men
    Cav. Regt. No.3. "Colonel Mongelos": 770 men
    Art. Group No.2. "Hermosa": 415 men

Cavalry Reserve

    Cav. Regt. No.1. "Valois Rivarola": 770 men

Detachment under the command of Major Manuel Caballero

    Cav. Regt. No.4. "Aca Caraya": 719 men
    Cav. Regt. No.5. "Aca Vera": 720 men

Total Paraguayan Force: 11,712 men



BOLIVIA

Commander in Chief: General Carlos Quintanilla
Staff Corps: Lt. Colonel David Toro Ruiloba

Infantry Division No.4.

Commander: Colonel Francisco Pena
Div. Staff Corps: Lt. Colonel Carlos Pena y l.illo

1st Brigade Commander: Lt. Colonel Manuel Marzana Oroza

    Inf. Regt. No.5. "Campero" (1st Battalion)(Major Romero): 180 men
    Inf. Regt. No. 6. "Campos" (Major Cuenca): 370 men
    Inf. Regt. No.16. (one company) (Major M. Ocampo): 110 men
    Inf. Regt. No.14. (one company) (Lieutenant Tomas Manchego): 64 men
    Inf. Regt. No. 14. (one company) (Captain Luis Rivero Sanchez): 85 men

2nd Brigade Commander: Lt. Colonel Enrique Penaranda

    Inf. Regt. No.4. "Loa" (Lt. Colonel W. Mendez): 305 men
    Inf. Regt. No.5. "Campero" (2nd Battalion)(Major G. Jordan): 300 men
    Inf. Regt. No.14. (Lt. Colonel A. Pereira): 626 men
    Inf. Regt. No.16. (Major Julio Aguirre): 400 men
    Cav. Regt. No.6. (Captain Enrique Eduardo): 100 men
    Cav. Regt. No.5. "Lanza" (Major O. Moscoso): 100 men

Infantry Division No.7. ( Sector Saavedra )

Commander: Lt. Colonel Rodriguez

    Int. Regt. No.7. "Azurduy" (Lt. Colonel V. Jauregui): 400 men
    Inf. Regt. No. 8. (Major A Rivas): 272 men

Total Bolivian Force: 3,812 men

(Also see my Military Modelling June 1991, Chaco War article)

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