First Battle of Alihuatá

First Battle of Alihuatá
	Part of Chaco War
Date	March 10-13, 1933
Location	Chaco Boreal, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Result	Bolivian Victory Occupation of Alihuatá;
Belligerents
Bolivia	Paraguay
Commanders and leaders
Hans Kundt; Victorino Gutiérrez	José F. Estigarribia; Captain Chircoff
Units involved
Illimani ; Chacaltaya ; and Campos regiments	Chircoff Battalion
Strength
1,000 Infantry	250 Infantry
Casualties and losses
238 casualties	Unknown

The First Battle of Alihuatá was a battle of the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay, it took place between March 10 to 13 of 1933 and culminated in the occupation of the Alihuatá fort by the Bolivian army and the withdrawal of the small Paraguayan unit that defended it, allowing the Bolivian 9th Division to cut the supply route from Arce to the Paraguayan 1st Division that was fighting in the area of "Kilometer 7" and Campo Jordán south of Alihuatá.

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