battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Pucará
Battle of Pucará was a battle fought on 5 February 1882 at pukara, in what is now Argentina. It was part of the War of the Pacific, which ran from 1879 to 1884. The recorded result: Peruvian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 1,230.
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Record
| Date | 5 February 1882 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | pukara, Argentina 12.167S, 75.147W | |
| Part of | War of the Pacific (1879 to 1884) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Peruvian victory | |
| Belligerents | Chile | Peru |
| Commanders | Estanislao del Canto | Andrés A. Cáceres |
| Strength | 2,000 | 1,230 |
| Casualties and losses | 30–200 casualties | 45 casualties |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of La Concepción 1882, 33 km
- Battle of Junín 1824, 139 km
- Battle of Ayacucho 1824, 147 km
- Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos 1881, 197 km
- Siege of Lima 1536, 205 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos 13 January 1881
- After: Battle of La Concepción 10 July 1882
- All 16 engagements of War of the Pacific
Elsewhere in 1882
- Battle of Tel el-Kebir Egypt
- Battle of Kafr-el-Dawwar Egypt
- Battle of Embabo Ethiopia
Battle of Pucará is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 50 in present-day Argentina.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872122, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Pucará, revision 1370618910, 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.