battle, Cold War

Combat of Acheral

Name: Combat of Acheral
Location: Argentina

Combat of Acheral was a battle fought in 1975 in what is now Argentina. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Operation Independence. The recorded result: Argentine Army victory. Recorded strength: 45–93 soldiers; 3 helicopters against 13 guerrillas.

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Fought1975

WhereArgentina27.117S, 65.450W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeArgentine Army victory

BelligerentsArgentinaagainstPeople's Revolutionary Army

Casualties and losses1 killed; 1 wounded; 1 helicopter damagedand13 killed

Part ofOperation Independence1975

Record

Date	1975 (year precision)
Place	Argentina 27.117S, 65.450W
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	45–93 soldiers; 3 helicopters	13 guerrillas
Casualties and losses	1 killed; 1 wounded; 1 helicopter damaged	13 killed
Commanders	Acdel Vilas	Jorge Carlos Molina

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Famaillá 1841, 10.0 km NE
Battle of Tucumán 1812, 39 km NE
Battle of Salta 1813, 265 km N
Battle of San Cala 1841, 454 km S
Battle of La Tablada 1829, 482 km S

In the same war

Before: Battle of Manchalá 1975

Elsewhere in 1975

Combat of Acheral is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20990906, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Acheral, revision 1370430911, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.