First Siege of Callao

Name: First Siege of Callao
Start: 1821-07-13
End: 1821-09-19

13 Jul 1821 – 19 Sep 1821 · 12.03° S, 77.13° W

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When: 13 Jul 1821 – 19 Sep 1821
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 12.03° S, 77.13° W
Description: siege of Callao in 1821

First siege of Callao

Siege of the port of Callao in 1821 during the Peruvian War of Independence

The first siege of Callao was a prolonged military blockade of the Real Felipe Fortress in Callao by the Liberating Expedition of Peru under the command of General José de San Martín in July 1821 which culminated in the capitulation of Marshal José de La Mar in September of the same year, with him switching sides from the Royalist side to the Patriot side.

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