Occupation of Lima Ocupación de Lima (Spanish) | |||||||||
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| 1881–1883 | |||||||||
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.jpg) Government Palace in 1881 | |||||||||
| Status | Military occupation | ||||||||
| Capital | Lima[a][b] | ||||||||
| Common languages | Spanish | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1876–1881 | Aníbal Pinto | ||||||||
• 1881–1886 | Domingo Santa María | ||||||||
| Commander in Chief of the Occupation Forces | |||||||||
• 1881 | Cornelio Saavedra | ||||||||
• 1881 | Pedro Lagos | ||||||||
• 1881–1883 | Patricio Lynch | ||||||||
| Historical era | War of the Pacific | ||||||||
| 17 January 1881 | |||||||||
| 23 October 1883 | |||||||||
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The occupation of Lima by the Chilean Army in 1881-1883 was an event in the land campaign phase of the War of the Pacific (1879-1883).
Lima was defended by the remnants of the Peruvian army and crowds of civilians in the lines of San Juan and Miraflores. As the invading army advanced, the towns of Chorrillos and Barranco were occupied on January 13 of the same year while the town of Miraflores was captured on the 16 of January, after the Battle of Miraflores;[2] finally the city of Lima was taken and held from January 17, 1881, until October 23, 1883, when Miguel Iglesias regained control of the Peruvian government.
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- ^ Cruz Torres, Cristhian (2019-08-23). "Orgullo Characato: el pasaporte de la República Independiente de Arequipa". El Búho.
- ^ The humiliation of Peru; The battles which preceded the occupation of Lima