Battle of Río Grande 1879
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 10 September 1879 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1879 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Chile | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | South America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | War of the Pacific | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Bolivia, Chile | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | -22.8042, -68.1992 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Río Grande was a minor military engagement that took place on 10 September 1879, during the War of the Pacific. A picket of Chilean soldiers and a Bolivian montonera clashed in Rio Grande, around San Pedro de Atacama.
The Bolivians are defeated, which eliminates local resistance to Chilean occupation in the Litoral Department.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Río Grande (revision 1372997163), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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