Battle of Chorrillos
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The Battle of Chorrillos was a major 1881 land engagement near Lima in which Chilean forces decisively defeated Peruvian defenders, paving the way for the Chilean occupation of Peru’s capital during the War of the Pacific.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Chorrillos canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
land battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | burning and destruction in Chorrillos ⓘ |
| associatedWith | defense of Lima’s southern defensive line ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Republic of Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Lima campaign of the War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manuel Baquedano NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicolás de Piérola NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricio Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| date | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Miraflores
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilean occupation of Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Pacific coast of South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | War of the Pacific (1879–1884) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Chilean Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peruvian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chorrillos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Lima ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Lima
ⓘ
defense of Lima ⓘ |
| outcome | breakthrough of Peruvian defensive lines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chilean campaign in Peru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lima campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chilean advance on Lima ⓘ |
| preconditionFor | occupation of Lima by Chilean forces ⓘ |
| region | Department of Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Chilean victory ⓘ |
| side |
Allied Peruvian defenders
ⓘ
Chilean expeditionary forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat of Peruvian defenders
ⓘ
paved the way for Chilean occupation of Lima ⓘ |
| startDate | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| theater | land warfare ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1881 ⓘ |
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