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