The Paraguayan Army is an institution of the State of Paraguay, organized into three divisions and 9, and several commands and directions, went to war on two occasions, in the War of the Triple Alliance (1864–1870) v Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay and Chaco War (1932–1935) v Bolivia.
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