From the Atacama to the Andes: Battles of the War of the Pacific 1879-1883 Curtis Alan
With the break up of the Spanish empire in South America, the continent split into nine independent states with often ill-defined boundaries. One of these was that between Bolivia and Chile, which…
Specifikacia From the Atacama to the Andes: Battles of the War of the Pacific 1879-1883 Curtis Alan
With the break up of the Spanish empire in South America, the continent split into nine independent states with often ill-defined boundaries. One of these was that between Bolivia and Chile, which were separated by the Atacama Desert, one of the driest regions in the world. When it was realized that the area contained nitrates that the world needed for explosives and fertilizer, the scene was set for the inevitable clash.When war broke out in February 1879, both sides found themselves unprepared for war. Rapid armament followed as the Peruvians were dragged into the conflict in support of their Bolivian allies. Initially there was a tiresome naval war of blockade and guerre de course. Two naval actions decided the naval campaign in favor of the Chileans who then proceeded to use their naval power to attack the Allies' isolated armies and capture Lima two years after war had
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