battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte
Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte was a battle fought on 11 August 1941 at Torres Causana District, in what is now Peru. It was part of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, which ran from 1941 to 1942. The recorded result: Peruvian victory.
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Record
| Date | 11 August 1941 | |
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| Place | Torres Causana District, Peru 0.971S, 75.175W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Territorial change | Ecuadorian troops relocate away from the confluence | |
| Strength | 2 rifle companies; 1 machine gun company; 3 machine gun platoons; 2 75mm batteries; BAP Amazonas; 1 civilian volunteer | 1 rifle company; 1 machine gun company; 2 47mm cannons |
| Casualties and losses | 25 dead; 40 wounded | 50 dead; 90 wounded; 29 captured; 6 civilians drowned |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Bomboná 1822, 350 km NW
- Battle of Ibarra 1812, 361 km NW
- Battle of Pichincha 1822, 382 km W
- First Battle of Huachi Grande 1820, 387 km W
- Second Battle of Huachi 1821, 388 km W
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jambelí 1941
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Leningrad Soviet Union
- Battle of Moscow Soviet Union
- Battle of Crete Greece
- Battle of Kiev Ukraine
Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 89 in present-day Peru.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20781008, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pantoja and Rocafuerte, revision 1370452788, 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.