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Battle of Pucará

Battle of Pucará was a battle fought on 5 February 1882 at pukara, in what is now Argentina. It was part of the War of the Pacific, which ran from 1879 to 1884. The recorded result: Peruvian victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 1,230.

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Fought5 February 1882
Wherepukara, Argentina12.167S, 75.147W
OutcomePeruvian victory
BelligerentsChileagainstPeru
Casualties and losses30–200 casualtiesand45 casualties
Part ofWar of the Pacific1879 to 1884

Where it sits in the War of the Pacific

Blockade of Iquique, 1879Bombardment of Pisagua, 1879Battle of Iquique, 1879Battle of Río Grande, 1879Battle of Angamos, 1879Battle of Quillagua, 1879Battle of Pisagua, 1879Battle of Pampa Germania, 1879Battle of San Francisco, 1879Tarapacá campaign, 1879Battle of Tambillo, 1879Battle of Arica, 1880Battle of Los Ángeles, 1880Rupture of the Blockade of Arica, 1880Battle of Locumba, 1880Bombardment of Callao, 1880Battle of Buenavista, 1880Battle of Tacna, 1880Battle of Arica, 1880Lynch Expedition, 1880Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos, 1881Battle of Miraflores, 1881Battle of Sángrar, 1881Battle of Pucará, 1882Battle of La Concepción, 188218791882Battle of Pucará, 1882
25 placed engagements of the War of the Pacific in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 February 1882
Placepukara, Argentina
12.167S, 75.147W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2,0001,230
Casualties and losses30–200 casualties45 casualties
Commanders
  • Andrés Avelino Cáceres
Battle of PucaráBattle of PucaráBattle of La ConcepciónBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoBattle of La ConcepciónBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoAyacuchoHuancavelicaJaujaChilcaChosicaTarmaLa OroyaSatipo100 km12.167S, 75.147W
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Battle of Pucará is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 120 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872122, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Pucará, revision 1370618910, 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.