Tacna and Arica campaign

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land offensive military campaign

The Tacna and Arica campaign was a major land offensive during the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces defeated Peruvian and Bolivian troops, leading to Chile’s occupation of southern Peruvian territory and the loss of Bolivia’s coastal access.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Assault on the Morro de Arica	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	land offensive ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
combatant	Bolivian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	long-term territorial dispute between Chile and Peru ⓘ permanent loss of direct sea access for Bolivia ⓘ strengthening of Chilean control over coastal territories ⓘ
countryInvolved	Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Lima campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
impact	redrawing of borders between Chile, Peru, and Bolivia ⓘ shift in balance of power on the Pacific coast of South America ⓘ
location	Arica NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific coast of South America ⓘ Tacna NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponentOf	Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Tarapacá campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionAffected	Atacama Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Arica NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tacna NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Chilean victory ⓘ loss of Bolivia’s coastal access ⓘ occupation of southern Peruvian territory by Chile ⓘ
strategicObjective	eliminate allied Peruvian-Bolivian resistance in the south ⓘ secure control of southern Peruvian provinces ⓘ
theaterOfWar	land ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	conventional warfare ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of the Pacific → notableCampaign → Tacna and Arica campaign ⓘ

Morro de Arica → hasEvent → Tacna and Arica campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Assault on the Morro de Arica