Second siege of Callao

Second siege of Callao
Part of the Peruvian War of Independence

The port of Callao in 1838
Date5 December 1824–23 January 1826
Location12°1′59.99″S 77°7′59.99″W / 12.0333306°S 77.1333306°W / -12.0333306; -77.1333306
Result

Patriot victory:

Territorial
changes
Last Spanish stronghold in South America collapses
Belligerents
 Peru
 Gran Colombia
Chile
Spain Spain
Commanders and leaders
Land army:
Gran Colombia Bartolomé Salom
Blockade army:
Peru Martin Guisse
Manuel Blanco
Gran Colombia Juan Illingworth
Spain José Ramón Rodil Surrendered
Spain Isidro Alaix Surrendered
Strength
Bolivarian forces:
4,700 soldiers[1] (half of them Colombians)[2][3]
Naval force:
1 schooner brig
2 frigates
2 corvettes
3 brigs
3 gunboats
171 guns
914 crew

Royalist army in Callao:
2,200–2,280 regulares (530 soldiers from the Río de la Plata Regiment)
800–1,000 militiamen
Total:
2,000–4,000 sailors, soldiers, militiamen and gunners


4,000 refugees
Casualties and losses
177 casualties during combat
2,500 casualties outside of the fortress
Several dead due to disease
767–785 killed in action
1,312 dead due to disease
Total:
6,000 dead (including civilians)
14 deserters
80 surrendered
Second siege of Callao is located in Lima
Second siege of Callao
Location within Lima
Second siege of Callao is located in Peru
Second siege of Callao
Second siege of Callao (Peru)
Second siege of Callao is located in South America
Second siege of Callao
Second siege of Callao (South America)

The second siege of Callao was the longest lasting siege that occurred on the Pacific coast during the Spanish American wars of independence. The siege was carried out by the combined Gran Colombian and Peruvian independence forces against the royalist soldiers defending the Real Felipe Fortress in the port of Callao, who refused to surrender, and refused to accept the capitulation of the Battle of Ayacucho.

The siege took place from December 5, 1824 to January 23, 1826, when the royalist stronghold was defeated, ending the Spanish Empire's presence in South America.[4]

  1. ^ De La Barra, Felipe. La Campaña de Junín y Ayacucho. p. 219.
  2. ^ Miller, 1829. p. 246
  3. ^ Encina, 1954. p. 644.
  4. ^ "José Ramón Rodil y Galloso". Real Academia de la Historia.