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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Collection of facts about the War of the Pacific

This post is a collection of facts about the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Chile vs. Bolivia, Peru
• Dispute over coastal territory in the Atacama Desert
• Also nitrate taxation dispute
• Chile invaded Bolivian port of Antofagasta in 1879
• Began with significant naval combat followed by land campaigns
• Bolivia withdrew in 1880
• Chile captured Peru's capital Lima in 1881
• Ended with Treaty of Ancón in 1883
• Armistice treaty between Chile and Bolivia in 1884
• Chile gained Tarapacá, Litoral, Tacna and Arica
• Bolivia became landlocked