Battle of Quillagua | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Peru | Chile | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Belisario Suárez |
Belisario Amor Norberto Munilla † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
32 Hussars of Junín[1] | 30 Cazadores a Caballo[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 injured | 2 killed, 1 wounded, 9 captured[1] | ||||||
The Battle of Quillagua was a battle of the War of the Pacific that occurred on October 10, 1879. It was the first ever land battle between the Peruvian and Chilean infantry.