Chapter 785: When Two Kingdoms Clash, the Powers Benefit

Although the brutal South American version of the Battle of Verdun lasted only three days, it resulted in the loss of more than half of the elite soldiers from both Bolivia and Paraguay.

It could be said that the majority of the troops subsequently committed to the war by the two countries consisted mostly of new recruits with little training.

After the collapse of Savidra, the Bolivian military had lost control of the front line. The front-line troops were in complete disarray, and within less than one week, over thirty military strongholds had been occupied by the Paraguayan army.

Watching the front line on the verge of collapse, the Bolivian military finally became restless. On July 27, 1931, the Bolivian military, believing itself to be well-prepared, launched a major attack on the Paraguayan front-line position at Nanawa Fortress.