Republic of Bolivia (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Bolivia that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

August 1836: On August 15, 1836, Santa Cruz invaded Lima.

October 1836: The Peru-Bolivian Confederation was a short-lived state that existed in South America between 1836 and 1839. The country was a loose confederation between the states of Peru, divided into the Republic of North Peru and the Republic of South Peru, and Bolivia, with the capital located in Tacna.

Chronology

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1. Salaverry-Santa Cruz War

Was a Civil War in Peru with the involvement of the Bolivian army.

2. War of the Confederation

Was a military confrontation waged by Chile, along with Peruvian dissidents, and the Argentine Confederation against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation between 1836 and 1839.

2.1.Dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation

Was the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation caused by the War of the Confederation.

August 1839: General Agustín Gamarra, after assuming the role of president of Peru, officially declared the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.

3. Chaco War

Was a war between Bolivia and Paraguay, over the control of the northern part of the Gran Chaco region.

3.1.Bolivian occupation of territory in Chaco

Was a Bolivian military offensive to invade the disputed region of Gran Chaco at the beginning of the Chaco War.

June 1932: A Bolivian detachment captured and burned to the ground the Fortín Carlos Antonio López at Pitiantutá Lake.

June 1932: A Paraguayan detachment drove the Bolivian troops from the area of Fortín Carlos Antonio López at Pitiantutá Lake.

July 1932: The outpost (fortín) of Boquerón, among others, had been occupied by Bolivian troops since late July 1932 following instructions of president Daniel Salamanca, which led to the escalation of what began as a border conflict into a full-scale war.

3.2.First Paraguayan Offensive

Was a Paraguayan offensive against Bolivia during the Chaco War.

September 1932: Battle of Boquerón (1932).

3.3.Bolivian offensive (Chaco War)

Was a Bolivian offensive against Paraguay during the Chaco War.

January 1933: First Battle of Nanawa.

February 1933: First Battle of Nanawa.

April 1933: Battle of Campo Jordán.

3.4.Second Paraguayan offensive

Was a Paraguayan offensive against Bolivia during the Chaco War.

December 1933: Bolivian troops had to evacuate Fortín Alihuatá.