Event War of the Confederation

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Was a military confrontation waged by Chile, along with Peruvian dissidents, and the Argentine Confederation against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation between 1836 and 1839.

Chronology

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1. First Phase (War of the Confederation)

Was the first phase of the War of the Confederation between Chile and the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.

  • December 1837: A Chilean squad harassed the defenses of the port of Talcahuano on November 23, those of San Antonio on the 27th of the same month and those of Huasco on December 15, where they managed to capture two Chilean merchants. Upon Moran's knowledge of the events in Arequipa, he began his return to the port of Callao where the remaining inmates were released. The expedition members are honored in Lima by the protector Andrés de Santa Cruz on December 27, 1837.
  • November 1837: Peruvian-Bolivian forces took Juan Fernández Island (modern-day island Más a Tierra).
  • November 1837: After two negotiations where Chilean admiral Blanco Encalada asked for guarantees for his troops and for Chile,  the Treaty of Paucarpata was signed. The Chilean army agreed to leave the territories occupied in Peru and Bolivia.
  • October 1837: Chilean forces landed in the port of Quilca.
  • October 1837: The restorative army occupied Arequipa.
  • September 1837: Chilean admiral Blanco Encalada gave the order to embark and put bow to the port of Islay, where they arrive on September 29.
  • October 1837: The taking of Cobija lasted 11 days.

2. Second Phase (War of the Confederation)

Was the second phase of the War of the Confederation between Chile and the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.

  • October 1838: The Chilean force occupied Lima at the end of October, 1838.
  • November 1838: The Chileans abandoned Lima on November 3.
  • May 1839: After the crushing defeat on the Confederate armies at Yungay on January 20, the Chileans commenced a second push southward, occupying Lima for the second time in April.

3. Dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation

Was the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation caused by the War of the Confederation.

  • August 1839: General Agustín Gamarra, after assuming the role of president of Peru, officially declared the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation.