What the records say
- When
- 18 Apr 1880
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 17.85° S, 70.54° W
- Description
- 1880 battle
Battle of Buenavista
1880 battle of the War of the Pacific in Tacna Province, Peru
The Battle of Buenavista was a battle of the Tacna and Arica campaign of the War of the Pacific on April 18, 1880, between a Chilean cavalry detachment led by Commander José Francisco Vergara, and the forces of Colonel Gregorio Albarracín in the Sama River, Tacna Province, Peru.
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