Battle of Portada de Guías
1838 battle between Chile and the Restoration Army of Peru, and the secessionist Peruvian Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Portada de Guías (Spanish: Batalla de Portada de Guías), also known as the Battle of Guía (Spanish: Batalla de Guía)[3] or Battle of Piñonate (Spanish: Batalla de Piñonate),[4] took place between the Chilean Army[lower-alpha 3] and the secessionist Peruvian Republic in 1838, during the War of the Confederation.
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Battle of Portada de Guías | |||||||
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Part of the War of the Confederation | |||||||
19th century painting of one of the old gates of Lima | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chile | Orbegoso government[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Manuel Bulnes | Luis José de Orbegoso | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,000–4,700 troops[lower-alpha 2] |
3,200–3,500 troops 4 pieces of artillery | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
40 dead 141 wounded |
~1,000 casualties 3 pieces of artillery and a weapons cache captured |
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