Battle of Buin

When

6 Jan 1839

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

9.40° S, 76.00° W

Description

1839 battle

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

The Battle of Buin was fought on January 6, 1839, during the Chilean second expedition of the War of the Confederation. The Restoring Army rearguard led by General Manuel Bulnes successfully held the bridge over the Buin River in the North Peruvian territory from the attack of the Confederacy Army commanded by Marshal Andres de Santa Cruz, yet retreated to San Miguel leaving the field before Santa Cruz could engage h…

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• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en el sur del Perú se libra el combate de Buin, en el marco de la Guerra entre la Confederación Peruano-Boliviana y el Ejército Restaurador Chileno-Peruano”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page