Battle of Huamachuco

When

10 Jul 1883

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.29° S, 174.77° E

Description

1883 battle of the War of the Pacific

Placed at the point Wikidata gives for Victoria University of Wellington.

1883 final battle of the War of the Pacific

The Battle of Huamachuco was fought on the 10 July 1883, and it was the last major battle of the War of the Pacific. The Chilean soldiers, led by Colonel Alejandro Gorostiaga, decisively defeated the Peruvian army commanded by General Andrés Avelino Cáceres near the town of Huamachuco.

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