What the records say
- When
- 6 Nov 1879
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 19.87° S, 69.83° W
- Description
- 1879 cavalry battle of the War of the Pacific
Battle of Pampa Germania
1879 cavalry battle of the War of the Pacific
The Battle of Pampa Germania was a cavalry battle of the Tarapacá campaign of the War of the Pacific that took place on November 6, 1879. In this battle, the Chilean cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel José Francisco Vergara and Sofanor Parra ambush and massacre the allied cavalry commanded by Peruvian Lieutenant Colonel José Buenaventura Sepúlveda who was in the rear of the allied army, which had already undertaken th…
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