Battle of Pucará

Name: Battle of Pucará
Start: 1882-02-05

5 Feb 1882 · 12.17° S, 75.15° W

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When: 5 Feb 1882
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 12.17° S, 75.15° W
Description: 1882 battle

First Battle of Pucará

The Battle of Pucará was fought on February 5, 1882, during the Sierra Campaign of the War of the Pacific. With a two-to-one superiority in numbers and even more in artillery, the Chilean army under the command of Colonel Estanislao del Canto was unable to destroy the little Peruvian army of General Cáceres, and withdrew to the town of Pucará leaving the Peruvian army to continue its strategic retreat.

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

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