Battle of Buenavista

Battle of Buenavista
Part of the Tacna and Arica campaign of the War of the Pacific
DateApril 18, 1880
Location
Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
Chile  Peru
Commanders and leaders
José F. Vergara
Tomás Yávar
Gregorio Albarracín
Casualties and losses
3 killed [1] 100 killed
5 wounded
38 captured

The Battle of Buenavista was a battle of the Tacna and Arica campaign of the War of the Pacific on April 18, 1880, between a Chilean cavalry detachment led by Commander José Francisco Vergara, and the forces of Colonel Gregorio Albarracín in the Sama River, Tacna Province, Peru.