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Battle of San Francisco

Battle of San Francisco was a battle fought on 19 November 1879 at South America, in what is now Peru. It was part of the War of the Pacific, which ran from 1879 to 1884. The recorded result: Chilean victory. Recorded strength: 6,500 soldiers; 34 guns against 9,063 soldiers; 18 guns.

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La Batalla de Dolores también llamada Batalla de San Francisco fue un enfrentamiento entre fuerzas del ejército chileno y fuerzas aliadas del Perú y Bolivia en el marco de la Guerra del Pacífico. Las
La Batalla de Dolores también llamada Batalla de San Francisco fue un enfrentamiento entre fuerzas del ejército chileno y fuerzas aliadas del Perú y Bolivia en el marco de la Guerra del Pacífico. Las . Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 November 1879
WhereSouth America, Peru19.667S, 69.950W
OutcomeChilean victory
BelligerentsChileagainstPeru; Bolivia
Casualties and losses60 killed; 148 woundedand220 killed; 76 wounded; 1,500 missing; 18 smoothbore guns lost
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 San Francisco, 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

Date19 November 1879
PlaceSouth America, Peru
19.667S, 69.950W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,500 soldiers; 34 guns9,063 soldiers; 18 guns
Casualties and losses60 killed; 148 wounded220 killed; 76 wounded; 1,500 missing; 18 smoothbore guns lost
Commanders
  • Emilio Sotomayor Baeza
  • José Domingo Amunátegui
  • Juan Buendía
  • Carlos de Villegas
Battle of San FranciscoBattle of San FranciscoBattle of Pampa GermaniaBattle of PisaguaBattle of IquiqueBlockade of IquiqueBattle of Pampa GermaniaBattle of PisaguaBattle of IquiqueBlockade of IquiqueAricaSabayaCuya100 km19.667S, 69.950W
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Battle of San Francisco is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 89 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q275736, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Francisco, revision 1370273552, 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.