91 years ago today, May 24, 1934 (April 12, 1934 in the lunar calendar), the largest battle in the Chaco War took place. On May 24, 1934, Paraguay's latest offensive against Bolivia in the Chaco War was at least temporarily thwarted by Bolivia's fierce counterattack this afternoon. The war has entered its third year. Both sides mobilized all their forces. Bolivian troops launched an attack on Paraguay about 125 miles from the Fort Bolivian, the target Paraguay wanted to seize. The experienced Paraguay Corps sent troops to fight. While crossing a wilderness that seemed to be safe, it was swept down by Bolivian machine gunners ambushed in the trenches. When the Bolivian Air Force bombing ended, the attack of the ground forces caused the dizzy remnants of the Pakistani army to chaos. They threw down a large amount of weapons and ammunition and fled. In the Paraguay army, 6000 people were killed, 12,000 were injured, and more than 1000 were captured. Laborz, the capital, was jubilant and church bells rang. President Salamanca sent a message to commander General Penalanda praising "this great victory for the Bolivian army." Chaco is an undemarcated border area shared by two warring countries, both of which have repeatedly claimed their respective ownership of the area. Paraguay is trying to find possible oil wealth there, while Bolivia is also fighting for the land because of its estuary to the Atlantic Ocean. Both armies have outposts here. Conflicts and frictions between the two sides date back to 1928, and the latest battle involving 60,000 people was the most brutal of the all-out war in the past three years.