Gutiérrez Brothers' rebellion

Gutiérrez Brothers' rebellion
	; A mob carries the body of Marceliano Gutiérrez
Date	22–26 July 1872
Location	Lima
Result	Government victory José Balta is overthrown and later executed on July 26; Three of the Gutiérrez brothers are ultimately killed; Manuel Pardo becomes president on August 2;
Belligerents
Government of Peru	Gutiérrez brothers
Commanders and leaders
José Balta ; Baltazar La Torre; José La Torre	Tomás Gutiérrez †; Silvestre Gutiérrez †; Marceliano Gutiérrez †; Marcelino Gutiérrez
Units involved
Peruvian Army; Peruvian Navy; Crowds of armed civilians	Battalion "Pichincha" No. 2; Battalion "Zepita" No. 3; Battalion "Ayacucho" No. 4

The 1872 Peruvian coup d'état, known in Peruvian historiography as the Gutiérrez Brothers' rebellion (Spanish: Rebelión de los coroneles Gutiérrez), was a coup d'état headed by General Tomás Gutiérrez, then Minister of War, and his three brothers against then president José Balta, shortly before Manuel Pardo of the Civilista Party was to take office as the country's first civilian president. The coup was initially successful, although a violent crowd headed by brothers Baltazar and José La Torre ultimately murdered three of the Gutiérrez brothers.

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