Zarumilla offensive | |||||||||
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Part of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War | |||||||||
Peruvian bombardment of Arenillas | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Peru | Ecuador | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Manuel A. Odría Amoretti Eloy Gaspar Ureta M. José del Carmen Marín[2][3] Manuel Urteaga Hector Tudela L.[4] Jesús Polar Valdivia[5] |
Luis Rodríguez Rafael Morán Valverde[6] Víctor Naranjo Fiallos[7] Galo Molina †[a] Carlos Díaz †[b] | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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Strength | |||||||||
Peruvian Civil Guard Peruvian Navy Peruvian Air Force |
Ecuadorian Army Ecuadorian Navy | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
37+ killed and wounded 1 destroyer damaged[d] |
1,334 killed and wounded 200 Ecuadorians captured 1 gunboat damaged[e] 1 boat captured Several weapons and military equipment seized captured | ||||||||
2 Peruvian civilians killed[1] |
The Battle of Zarumilla or Zarumilla offensive was a military confrontation between Peru and Ecuador that took place from July 23 to 31 during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.[1][15]
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