Battle of Pisagua

When

2 Nov 1879

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

19.60° S, 70.22° W

Description

1879 battle

The Battle of Pisagua, was a landing operation of the War of the Pacific, fought on November 2, 1879, between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru. The Chilean army commanded by Erasmo Escala, supported by the Chilean Fleet, launched an amphibious assault on the port of Pisagua and successfully drove the defending Bolivian-Peruvian forces, led by Gen. Juan Buendia, back from the shore.

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• War of the Pacific14 Feb 1879 · Interstate war · Deaths 13,868