Battle of San Francisco

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Battle of San Francisco
Part of War of the Pacific
Date November 19, 1879
Location South America
Result Chilean victory
Combatants
Chile Peru, Bolivia
Commanders
Erasmo Escala Juan Buendia
Strength
6,000 soldiers, 30 Krupps rifle, 4 La Hitte smoothbore 7,400 soldiers, 18 smoothbore
Casualties
60 killed, 148 wounded 220 killed, 76 wounded, 3200 missing, 18 smoothbore
War of the Pacific
Topáter - Chipana - Iquique - Angamos - Pisagua - San Francisco - Tarapacá - Tacna - Arica - San Juan - Miraflores - Callao - La Concepción - Huamachuco - San Pablo

The Battle of San Francisco was fought on November 19, 1879, between Chile and the combined forces of Peru and Bolivia. The Chileans were ambushed by a numerically superior Peruvian-Bolivian force. The Bolivians eventually retreated, forcing their Peruvian allies to do the same.


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