Battle of Pampa Germania
The Battle of Pampa Germania was a cavalry battle of the Tarapacá campaign of the War of the Pacific that took place on November 6, 1879. In this battle, the Chilean cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel José Francisco Vergara and Sofanor Parra ambush and massacre the allied cavalry commanded by Peruvian Lieutenant Colonel José Buenaventura Sepúlveda who was in the rear of the allied army, which had already undertaken their march to Dolores, in the Pampa Germania sector, near Agua Santa.
| Battle of Pampa Germania | |||||||
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| Part of the Tarapacá campaign of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Peru Bolivia | Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| José B. Sepúlveda † | José F. Vergara | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 90 Cavalry | 181 Cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 50 to 70 killed, 5 captured | 3 killed, 8 wounded | ||||||
Location within Chile Battle of Pampa Germania (South America) Battle of Pampa Germania (America) | |||||||
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