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Battle of Pisagua

Battle of Pisagua was a battle fought on 2 November 1879 at Pisagua, in what is now Chile. It was part of the War of the Pacific, which ran from 1879 to 1884. The recorded result: Chilean victory. Recorded strength: Available: ~8,890; In Pisagua: 4,890–5,000 against 1,141 (924 Bolivian and 217 Peruvian).

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El Desembarco en Pisagua o Combate de Pisagua es una acción bélica en el marco de la Guerra del Pacífico, ocurrida el 2 de noviembre de 1879. Se trata de una operación de desembarco de tropas chilenas
El Desembarco en Pisagua o Combate de Pisagua es una acción bélica en el marco de la Guerra del Pacífico, ocurrida el 2 de noviembre de 1879. Se trata de una operación de desembarco de tropas chilenas. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 November 1879
WherePisagua, Chile19.599S, 70.215W
OutcomeChilean victory
BelligerentsChileagainstPeru; Bolivia
Casualties and losses62 killed; 130 woundedand200 casualties
Part ofWar of the Pacific1879 to 1884

Where it sits in the War of the Pacific

Blockade of Iquique, 1879Battle of Iquique, 1879Battle of Río Grande, 1879Battle of Angamos, 1879Battle of Quillagua, 1879Battle of Pisagua, 1879Battle of Pampa Germania, 1879Battle of San Francisco, 1879Battle of Tambillo, 1879Battle of Arica, 1880Battle of Los Ángeles, 1880Battle of Locumba, 1880Battle of Buenavista, 1880Battle of Tacna, 1880Battle of Arica, 1880Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos, 1881Battle of Miraflores, 1881Battle of Sángrar, 1881Battle of Pucará, 1882Battle of La Concepción, 188218791882Battle of Pisagua, 1879
20 placed engagements of the War of the Pacific in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 November 1879
PlacePisagua, Chile
19.599S, 70.215W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthAvailable: ~8,890; In Pisagua: 4,890–5,0001,141 (924 Bolivian and 217 Peruvian)
Casualties and losses62 killed; 130 wounded200 casualties
Commanders
  • Erasmo Escala
  • Juan Buendia
Battle of PisaguaBattle of PisaguaBattle of San FranciscoBattle of Pampa GermaniaBattle of IquiqueBlockade of IquiqueBattle of Pampa GermaniaBattle of IquiqueBlockade of IquiqueAricaCuya100 km19.599S, 70.215W
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Battle of Pisagua is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 77 in present-day Chile.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3373123, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pisagua, revision 1370271943, 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.