Pacific campaigns of the Chilean Army

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The Pacific campaigns of the Chilean Army were a series of 19th-century military operations, chiefly during the War of the Pacific, through which Chile expanded its territory along the Pacific coast at the expense of Peru and Bolivia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event series
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Chilean land campaigns in the War of the Pacific NERFINISHED
belligerent Bolivia NERFINISHED
Chile NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
cause dispute over nitrate-rich territories
territorial disputes between Chile, Peru, and Bolivia
conflict War of the Pacific NERFINISHED
conflictType interstate war campaign
country Chile
endTime 1883
hasPart Lima campaign NERFINISHED
Sierra campaign NERFINISHED
Tacna and Arica campaign NERFINISHED
Tarapacá campaign NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageOfRecord Spanish
location Bolivian territory
Pacific coast of South America NERFINISHED
Peruvian territory
militaryBranch Chilean Army NERFINISHED
opponent Bolivia NERFINISHED
Peru NERFINISHED
outcome Chilean control over nitrate resources
loss of Bolivian access to the Pacific Ocean
participant Chilean Army NERFINISHED
partOf War of the Pacific NERFINISHED
primaryObjective seizure of coastal and resource-rich territories
region South America
relatedTo Chilean Navy operations in the War of the Pacific
Treaty of Ancón NERFINISHED
Treaty of Valparaíso (1884 armistice with Bolivia) NERFINISHED
result Chilean victory
territorial expansion of Chile
significantEvent Battle of Arica NERFINISHED
Battle of Tacna NERFINISHED
Battle of Tarapacá NERFINISHED
Chilean occupation of Lima NERFINISHED
startTime 1879
territorialGain coastal territories formerly controlled by Bolivia
coastal territories formerly controlled by Peru
theaterOfWar Andean highlands NERFINISHED
Atacama Desert NERFINISHED
Peruvian coastal region

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Regimiento de Infantería N.º 1 Buin participatedIn Pacific campaigns of the Chilean Army