Breña campaign
Final military campaign of the War of the Pacific
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The Breña campaign, or Sierra campaign, was the last phase of the land campaigns of the War of the Pacific. This stage begins after the occupation of Lima, in February 1881, and extends until the consolidation of the Treaty of Ancón, between October and November 1883, which ends the war, with favorable conditions for Chile.
DateFebruary 1881 – November 1883
Location
Sierra (Andean region), Peru
Result
Chilean victory
- Peace conditions favorable to the Chilean government are created.
- Establishment of the government of Miguel Iglesias.
- Isolation of Cáceres resistance and decline of other guerrilla leaders.
| Breña campaign | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Pacific | |||||||
.png) Painting of a battle by Luis Fernando Rojas | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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 Government of Iglesias (since 1883) |
Peru's divided factions | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Miguel Iglesias (since 1883) |
Other minor leaders | ||||||
See also
Bibliography
- Basadre, Jorge (1964). Historia de la Republica del Peru, La guerra con Chile (in Spanish). Lima, Peru: Peruamerica S.A. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.
- Villalobos, Sergio (2004). Chile y Perú, la historia que nos une y nos separa, 1535–1883 (in Spanish) (2 ed.). Chile: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 9789561116016.
- Sater, William F. (2007). Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879–1884. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4334-7.
- Bulnes, Gonzalo (1919). Guerra del Pacífico. Ocupación del Perú - La Paz (PDF). Vol. III. Valparaíso, Chile: Sociedad Imprenta y Litografía Universo.