Battle of Yungay

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	3,000 killed

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. Peruvian officers who served under the Confederation, including Guillermo Miller, Mariano Necochea, Luis José Orbegoso, and Domingo Nieto, were banned from the Peruvian Army.

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