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Siege of Arequipa

Siege of Arequipa was a siege conducted in June 1857 at Arequipa, in what is now Peru; it ran into the following year.

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FoughtJune 1857ran into the following year
WhereArequipa, Peru16.399S, 71.537W
OutcomePragmatic victory; Arequipa is downgraded to a province; The liberal constitution of 1854 was repealed following the establishment of the pragmatic constitution of 1860; Continue the American–Peruvian incident until December 20, 1860; The First Ecuadorian–Peruvian War begins
BelligerentsPragmatic ArmyagainstConservative Army; Supported by: Chile; United States

Record

DateJune 1857 (month precision)
to March 1858
PlaceArequipa, Peru
16.399S, 71.537W
KindSiege, nineteenth century
StrengthPeruvian Army; 10,000-11,000 troops; three pieces of artillery; Peruvian Navy; 1 steamerVivanquista Army; 8,000-10,000 troops; Vivanquista Navy; 4 steamers
Casualties and losses5,000–6,000 killed and wounded7,000 killed and wounded; 1,000–3,000 captured; 3 steamers captured; 1 steamer destroyed; 3,000 civilians killed
Commanders
  • Ramón Castilla
  • Miguel de San Román
  • Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco
  • Miguel Grau
Siege of ArequipaSiege of ArequipaBattle of IslayBattle of TorataBattle of Los ÁngelesBattle of MoqueguaBattle of LocumbaBattle of IslayBattle of TorataBattle of MoqueguaBattle of LocumbaJuliacaPunoCamaná100 km16.399S, 71.537W
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Siege of Arequipa is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 96 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6130147, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Arequipa, revision 1375720291, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.