Second Siege of Callao

When

5 Dec 1824 – 23 Jan 1826

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

12.03° S, 77.13° W

Description

1824 battle during the Peruvian War of Independence

Siege of the port of Callao from 1824 to 1826 during the Peruvian War of Independence

The second siege of Callao or Fall of Callao was the longest lasting siege that occurred on the Pacific coast during the Spanish American wars of independence. The siege was carried out by the combined Gran Colombian and Peruvian independence forces against the royalist soldiers defending the Real Felipe Fortress in the port of Callao, who refused to surrender, and refused to accept the capitulation of the Battle of…

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