Battle of La Concepción

When

10 Jul 1882

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

11.92° S, 75.31° W

Description

1882 battle

1882 battle during the War of the Pacific

The Battle of La Concepción was fought between Chilean and Peruvian forces on July 9 and 10, 1882, during the Breña campaign of the War of the Pacific. Heavily outnumbered, the Chilean detachment of 77 men under the command of Captain Ignacio Carrera Pinto was annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears, commanded by Col.

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