The War of the Pacific was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884, fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert. The war ended in victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource rich territory from Peru and Bolivia, and demonstrated Chile's military and technological superiority over its opponents at the time.
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YearThe war ran from 1879 to 1884; event-year records the start. Event DateThe infobox gives 1 March 1879 as the start date of the war. LocationPacific coast of Peru, Bolivia and Chile, and the Atacama Desert 1 Death Toll, Low Estimate Connections
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Infobox, Location
Pacific coast of Peru, Bolivia and Chile, the Atacama Desert, and coastal and mountainous regions of Peru
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from 1879 to 1884
Infobox, Date (start date)
1 March 1879
War of the Pacific: Event Type
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia.
Aftermath
The estimated death toll was 11,000 to 14,000 personnel, with a further 10,144 injured.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia.
In Group: Events of the New Imperialism, 1875 to 1894, Lead
The War of the Pacific (Spanish: Guerra del Pacífico), also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian-Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884.
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