Lima campaign

Lima campaign
Part of War of the Pacific

Movements and battles of the Lima campaign.
DateDecember 1880 – January 1881
Location
Departments of Ica and Lima, Peru
Result

Chilean victory

Belligerents
Chile Chile Peru Peru
Commanders and leaders
Chile Manuel Baquedano
Chile Patricio Lynch
Chile José A. Villagrán
Chile Francisco Gana
Chile José D. Amunátegui
Chile Orozimbo Barbosa
Chile Emilio Sotomayor
Chile Arístides Martínez
Chile Pedro Lagos
Chile Diego Dublé Almeyda
Chile Toro Herrera  (WIA)
Chile Belisario Zañartu  
Peru Nicolás de Piérola
Peru Pedro Silva Gil
Peru Miguel Iglesias
Peru Arnaldo Panizo
Peru Andrés A. Cáceres
Peru Pedro José Sevilla
Peru Mariano Vargas
Peru Justo P. Dávila
Observers:[a]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J. M. Sterling
Kingdom of Italy G. Sabrano
French Third Republic Abel Bergasse du Petit-Thouars
Strength
~39,000 men[4] ~28,000 men[5]
Casualties and losses
1,299 dead[b]
4,144 wounded[b]
300–400 wounded during the looting of Chorrillos[c]
5,890 dead[6][d]
3,000 wounded[6][d]

The Lima campaign is the third land campaign of the War of the Pacific, carried out by Chile between December 1880 and January 1881. The campaign ended with the Chilean occupation of the Peruvian capital and the establishment of the Chilean authority in it and other surrounding territories, which would extend until 1883, with the end of the war.

  1. ^ Cuya Vera, Ricardo (2017-09-13). "Petit Thouars: El hombre que salvó a Lima". Las Memorias de Miguel Grau.
  2. ^ Tamariz, Domingo (2018-01-14). "Profiles: Abel Bergasse du Petit Thouars". El Peruano.
  3. ^ "Du Petit-Thouars, un Français qui a marqué l'histoire du Pérou". 2021-05-14.
  4. ^ Mellafe Maturana, Rafael. La Guerra del Pacífico en imágenes, relatos, testimonios. Centro de Estudios Bicentenario.
  5. ^ Tamayo Herrera, José (1985). Nuevo Compendio de Historia del Perú (in Spanish). Lima: Editorial Lumen. p. 293.
  6. ^ a b Markham, Clements. The war between Peru and Chile. p. 233.


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