Battle of Chorrillos
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The Battle of Chorrillos was a major 1881 land engagement near Lima in which Chilean forces decisively defeated Peruvian defenders, paving the way for the Chilean occupation of Peru’s capital during the War of the Pacific.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos | 4 |
| Battle of Chorrillos canonical | 3 |
| Battlefield of Chorrillos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8752177 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Chorrillos Context triple: [War of the Pacific, notableBattle, Battle of Chorrillos]
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Battle of Cerro de Pasco
The Battle of Cerro de Pasco was an 1820 engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in which patriot forces defeated royalist troops in the Andean highlands, helping to weaken Spanish control in the region.
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Battle of Tarqui
The Battle of Tarqui was a decisive 1829 military engagement in the Gran Colombia–Peru War, remembered for securing Gran Colombia’s victory under Antonio José de Sucre and shaping the borders of modern Ecuador.
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Battle of Tarapacá
The Battle of Tarapacá was a significant 1879 engagement in the War of the Pacific in which Peruvian forces achieved a tactical victory over Chilean troops despite being outnumbered and cut off.
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Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Battle of Tacna
The Battle of Tacna was a major 1880 land engagement in the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces decisively defeated a joint Peruvian-Bolivian army, leading to Bolivia’s loss of its coastal territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Chorrillos Target entity description: The Battle of Chorrillos was a major 1881 land engagement near Lima in which Chilean forces decisively defeated Peruvian defenders, paving the way for the Chilean occupation of Peru’s capital during the War of the Pacific.
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A.
Battle of Cerro de Pasco
The Battle of Cerro de Pasco was an 1820 engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in which patriot forces defeated royalist troops in the Andean highlands, helping to weaken Spanish control in the region.
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B.
Battle of Tarqui
The Battle of Tarqui was a decisive 1829 military engagement in the Gran Colombia–Peru War, remembered for securing Gran Colombia’s victory under Antonio José de Sucre and shaping the borders of modern Ecuador.
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C.
Battle of Tarapacá
The Battle of Tarapacá was a significant 1879 engagement in the War of the Pacific in which Peruvian forces achieved a tactical victory over Chilean troops despite being outnumbered and cut off.
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D.
Battle of Ayacucho
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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E.
Battle of Tacna
The Battle of Tacna was a major 1880 land engagement in the War of the Pacific in which Chilean forces decisively defeated a joint Peruvian-Bolivian army, leading to Bolivia’s loss of its coastal territory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
land battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of San Juan ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | burning and destruction in Chorrillos ⓘ |
| associatedWith | defense of Lima’s southern defensive line ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Republic of Chile
ⓘ
linked to:
Chile
Republic of Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Peru
|
| campaign |
Lima campaign of the War of the Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
Lima campaign
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chile
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrés Avelino Cáceres
ⓘ
Manuel Baquedano ⓘ Nicolás de Piérola ⓘ Patricio Lynch ⓘ Pedro Lagos ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| date | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Miraflores
ⓘ
Chilean occupation of Lima ⓘ
linked to:
Chilean occupation of Peru
|
| geographicalContext | Pacific coast of South America ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
War of the Pacific (1879–1884)
ⓘ
linked to:
War of the Pacific
|
| involved |
Chilean Army
ⓘ
Peruvian Army ⓘ |
| location |
Chorrillos
ⓘ
linked to:
Chorrillos District
near Lima ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Lima
ⓘ
defense of Lima ⓘ |
| outcome | breakthrough of Peruvian defensive lines ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chilean campaign in Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Lima campaign
Lima campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chilean advance on Lima ⓘ |
| preconditionFor | occupation of Lima by Chilean forces ⓘ |
| region | Department of Lima ⓘ |
| result | Chilean victory ⓘ |
| side |
Allied Peruvian defenders
ⓘ
Chilean expeditionary forces ⓘ
linked to:
Armed Forces of Chile
|
| significance |
decisive defeat of Peruvian defenders
ⓘ
paved the way for Chilean occupation of Lima ⓘ |
| startDate | 1881-01-13 ⓘ |
| theater | land warfare ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 1881 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Chorrillos Description of subject: The Battle of Chorrillos was a major 1881 land engagement near Lima in which Chilean forces decisively defeated Peruvian defenders, paving the way for the Chilean occupation of Peru’s capital during the War of the Pacific.
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