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First Battle of Pucará

Coordinates: 33°26′41″S 70°34′57″W / 33.4447045°S 70.5825056°W / -33.4447045; -70.5825056
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Battle of Pucará
Part of the War of the Pacific
DateFebruary 5, of 1882
Location
Result Undecided
Belligerents
 Chile  Peru
Commanders and leaders
Chile Estanislao del Canto Peru Andrés A. Cáceres
Strength
2,000 1,230
Casualties and losses
13 killed, 17 wounded 21 killed, 24 wounded

The Battle of Pucará (Spanish: Batalla de Pucará) was fought on February 5, 1882, during the Sierra Campaign of the War of the Pacific. With a two-to-one superiority in numbers and even more in artillery, the Chilean army under the command of Colonel Estanislao del Canto was unable to destroy the little Peruvian army of General Cáceres, and withdrew to the town of Pucará leaving the Peruvian army to continue its strategic retreat.

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33°26′41″S 70°34′57″W / 33.4447045°S 70.5825056°W / -33.4447045; -70.5825056