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Second Siege of Callao

Second Siege of Callao was a siege conducted on 5 December 1824 at Callao, in what is now Peru; it lasted 14 months. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833.

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Fought5 December 1824lasted 14 months
WhereCallao, Peru12.033S, 77.133W
OutcomePatriot Army victory; End of the Peruvian War of Independence; Last Spanish stronghold in South America collapses; End of the Peruvian Viceroyalty in Peru
BelligerentsPeru; Gran Colombia; ChileagainstSpain
Part ofSpanish American wars of independence1808 to 1833

Where it sits in the Spanish American wars of independence

Battle of Suipacha, 1810Battle of Chimbo, 1812Battle of Mocha, 1812Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Ibarra, 1812Battle of Buceo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Rancagua, 1814Battle of Sipe-Sipe, 1815Los Andes vs Prueba, 1820Battle of Cerro de Pasco, 1820Battle of Ica, 1822Battle of Torata, 1823Battle of Moquegua, 1823Battle of Junín, 1824Second Siege of Callao, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 1824Battle of Tumusla, 1825Batalla de La Florida, 1825Battle of San Juan de Ulua, 1825Battle of Mariel, 182818101828Second Siege of Callao, 1824
21 placed engagements of the Spanish American wars of independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 December 1824
to 23 January 1826
PlaceCallao, Peru
12.033S, 77.133W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthBolivarian forces: 4,700 soldiers (half of them Colombians); Naval force: 1 schooner brig; 2 frigates; 2 corvettes; 3 brigs; 3 gunboats; 171 guns; 914 crewRoyalist army in Callao: 2,200–2,280 regulares (530 soldiers from the Río de la Plata Regiment); 800–1,000 militiamen; Total: 2,000–4,000 sailors, soldiers, militiamen and gunners
Casualties and losses177 casualties during combat; 2,500 casualties outside of the fortress; Several dead due to disease767–785 killed in action; 1,312 dead due to disease; 14 deserters; 80 surrendered
Commanders
  • Bartolomé Salom
  • Martin George Guisse
  • Manuel Blanco Encalada
  • Juan Illingworth
  • José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil
  • Isidro de Alaix Fábregas
  • Roque Guruceta
  • Capitulation of Ayacucho
Second Siege of CallaoSecond Siege of CallaoFirst Siege of CallaoThird Siege of CallaoCapture of the schooner PeruvianaBattle of CallaoBattle of Portada de GuíasFirst Siege of CallaoChancayJaujaJunínChilcaHuachoTarmaLa Oroya100 km12.033S, 77.133W
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1821 and 1866.

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Second Siege of Callao 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 Q6123901, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second siege of Callao, revision 1385371817, 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.