Battle of La Concepción 1882
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 July 1882 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1882 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Peru | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | South America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the Pacific | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | -11.9182, -75.3122 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of La Concepción (Spanish: Batalla de Concepción) was fought between Chilean and Peruvian forces on July 9 and 10, 1882, during the Breña campaign of the War of the Pacific. Heavily outnumbered, the Chilean detachment of 77 men under the command of Captain Ignacio Carrera Pinto was annihilated by a 1,300-strong Peruvian force, many of them armed with spears, commanded by Col. Juan Gasto and Ambrosio Salazar after a 27-hour fight in the small town of Concepción in the Peruvian Andes.
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