Battle of Quillagua

Battle of Quillagua
Date	October 10 , 1879
Location	Quillagua, Tarapacá Department, Peru21°37′11″S 69°36′23″W / 21.619834°S 69.606315°W
Result	Peruvian victory
Belligerents
Peru	Chile
Commanders and leaders
Belisario Suárez	Belisario Amor ; Norberto Munilla †
Strength
32 Hussars of Junín	30 Cazadores a Caballo
Casualties and losses
1 injured	2 killed, 1 wounded, 9 captured
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Chile Battle of Quillagua (South America) Battle of Quillagua (America)

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.

^ ^a ^b Parte del Coronel Suarez, La Noria, October 16, 1879, from La Guerra de Chile contra el Perú y Bolivia by Mariano Paz Soldan, Page 20
^ "Boletín de la guerra del Pacifico, 1879-1881", Volume 1, Issue 4, Page 400

[Noria-1] Parte del Coronel Suarez, La Noria, October 16, 1879, from La Guerra de Chile contra el Perú y Bolivia by Mariano Paz Soldan, Page 20

[2] "Boletín de la guerra del Pacifico, 1879-1881", Volume 1, Issue 4, Page 400

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