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The Atacama Desert border dispute between Bolivia and Chile (1825–1879) 1793 Map of Andrés Baleato showing Peru and Chile's border inside the Spanish Empire. When most of South America gained independence from Spain and Portugal in the 19th century the demarcation of frontiers was uncertain, particularly in remote, thinly populated portions ...
On April 5, 1879, a state of war was officially declared between Peru and Chile, starting military confrontations between both states. Due to Bolivia's loss of its Litoral Department by the occupying Chilean forces and consequent loss of access to the Pacific Ocean, [1] on March 26, 1879, Hilarión Daza formally offered letters of marque to any ships willing to fight for Bolivia. [2]
The Expulsion of Chileans from Bolivia and Peru in 1879 was an ethnic cleansing ordered by of the governments of Bolivia (on 1 March 1879) and Peru (on 15 April 1879). The expulsion took place at the beginning of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) between Chile and Peruvian-Bolivian alliance.
The Ten Cents War: Chile, Peru, and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884, ISBN 0-275-96925-8 ^ Sondhaus, Lawrence (May 4, 2004). Navies in Modern World History , ISBN 1-86189-202-0
Hence, when Chile gained military control of the sea along the coast with the victory at Angamos (Battle of Angamos) on October 8, 1879, a landing operation became imminent as a beginning of the terrestrial campaign to secure the Tarapacá. At the time the Allies (Bolivia and Peru) had north of the Chilean city of Antofagasta, three strongholds ...
War of the Pacific (1879–1883) Bolivia Peru Chile: Peruvian defeat. Chilean forces capture Lima; Chilean forces occupy Tacna, Arica and Tarapaca; Tacna reincorporated to Peru in 1929; Bolivia loses its access to the sea; Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885 (1884–1885) Andrés Avelino Cáceres's Government Miguel Iglesias's Rebels Cacerista ...
The Peruvian government was confronted with widespread rioting in Lima because of the disastrous handling of the war to date. [6]On 18 December 1879 the Peruvian President Mariano Ignacio Prado suddenly took a ship from Callao to Panama, allegedly with six million pesos in gold, [7] supposedly to oversee the purchase of new arms and warships for the nation.
The Battle of Punta Gruesa was a naval action that took place on May 21, 1879, during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru.This may be labelled as the second part of the Naval Battle of Iquique, although it is described in many sources as a separate battle.