Breña campaign explained

Conflict:Breña campaign
Partof:War of the Pacific
Date:February 1881 – November 1883
Place:Sierra (Andean region), Peru
Result:Chilean victory
  • Peace conditions favorable to the Chilean government are created.
  • Establishment of the government of Miguel Iglesias.
  • Isolation of Cáceres resistance and decline of other guerrilla leaders.
Combatant1: Chile ---- Government of La Magdalena (until 1881)---- Government of Iglesias (since 1883)
Combatant2: Peru's divided factions
Commander1: Patricio Lynch---- Francisco García Calderón (until 1881)---- Miguel Iglesias (since 1883)
Commander2: Andrés Avelino Cáceres---- Nicolás de Piérola---- Francisco García Calderón ---- Miguel Iglesias (until 1882)----Other minor leaders

The Breña campaign, or Sierra campaign, was the last phase of the land campaigns of the War of the Pacific. This stage begins after the occupation of Lima, in February 1881, and extends until the consolidation of the Treaty of Ancón, between October and November 1883, which ends the war, with favorable conditions for Chile.

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