Battle of Angoteros (1903)

Battle of Angoteros
Part of Ecuadorian-Peruvian territorial dispute

Current map showing the Monterrico de Angoteros town center and a military base, the place where the conflict occurred at the beginning of the 20th century.
DateJune 26, 1903
Location
Napo River
Result

Peruvian victory

  • Peru obtains control of the Napo River slope
  • Escape of the Ecuadorian troops.
Belligerents
Peru Peru Ecuador Ecuador
Commanders and leaders
Peru Juan Chávez Valdivia
Peru Óscar Mavila Ruiz
Ecuador Eduardo Bermudez  
Strength
24 men 14 men[1]
Casualties and losses
none 4 killed
4 captured[2]

The Battle of Angoteros was an armed clash that occurred on June 26, 1903, between troops from Peru and Ecuador in the area of the Napo River; originated by the advance of an Ecuadorian detachment in Peruvian territory. The Peruvian troops were commanded by Captain EP Juan Chávez Valdivia and Ensign Oscar Mávila Ruiz. This event revived the need to reach an agreement, so on February 16, 1904, both parties agreed to continue the arbitration trial before the King of Spain.

Another armed incident occurred shortly after, this time in Torres Causana, on July 28, 1904, where once again the Peruvians rejected an Ecuadorian advance on their territory.

  1. ^ "Revisionismo Histórico del Ecuador". September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Héroes y heroínas nacionales ecuatorianos". Retrieved 28 October 2014.