1839 battle in western Peru which ended the War of the Confederation
Battle of Yungay
Part of the War of the Confederation
Planning map for the Battle of Yungay
Date
January 20, 1839
Location
Yungay, Huaylas, Peru
Result
United Restoration Army victory
Dissolution of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation declarated by Agustín Gamarra
Persecution and expulsion of bolivians in Peru
Increase in Anti-Bolivian sentiment in Peru, Chile and Argentina
Exile of Andrés de Santa Cruz
Belligerents
United Restoration Army: Chile
Peruvian dissidents
Gamarra government (1838–39)
Peru–Bolivian Confederation
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Bulnes Agustín Gamarra
Andrés de Santa Cruz
Strength
5,400 (between chileans and peruvians)
6,000
Casualties and losses
664 casualties[1]
3,000 killed[1]
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War of the Confederation
Blanco Encalada naval raid
Guayaquil and 1st Callao [es]
San Lorenzo [es]
First restoration expedition
Cobija
Paucarpata
Peruviana [es]
Confederate naval expedition
Juan Fernández [es]
Talcahuano
Argentine Front
Humahuaca
Santa Bárbara
Vicuñay
Rincón de las Casillas
Lake Acambuco
Zapatera
San Diego
El Pajonal
Iruya [es]
Montenegro
Roberto Simpson naval raid
Islay
Confederación [es]
Second restoration expedition
2nd Callao
Socabaya [es]
Portada de Guías
3rd Callao
Matucana [es]
Piura
Pisco [es]
Sierpe [es]
4th Callao
Arequipeño [es]
Samanco [es]
Cañete
Chiquián
Llaclla Bridge [es]
Buin
Casma
Yungay
The Battle of Yungay (or Yungai) was the final battle of the War of the Confederation, fought on January 20, 1839, near Yungay, Peru. The United Restoration Army, led by Chilean General Manuel Bulnes, consisting mainly of Chileans and 600 North Peruvian dissidents, attacked the Peru-Bolivian Confederation forces led by Andrés de Santa Cruz in northern Peru, 200 kilometers (120 mi) north of Lima.
After six hours of fighting, the Restorers destroyed the Confederate Army, bringing the War of the Confederation to its end. Santa Cruz exiled himself in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The new Peruvian government paid its debt with Chile from the liberation expedition from a decade ago, and gave awards to Chilean and Peruvian officials.[2] Peruvian officers who served under the Confederation, including Guillermo Miller, Mariano Necochea, Luis José Orbegoso, and Domingo Nieto, were banned from the Peruvian Army.
^ abSanta Cruz el condor indio Archived March 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^"Peruvian decorations awarded to Chilean Army" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
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