Battle of Zarumilla
| Zarumilla offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War | |||||||||
Peruvian bombardment of Arenillas | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Peru | Ecuador | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Manuel A. Odría Amoretti Eloy Gaspar Ureta M. José del Carmen Marín Manuel Urteaga Hector Tudela L. Jesús Polar Valdivia |
Luis Rodríguez Rafael Morán Valverde Víctor Naranjo Fiallos Galo Molina † Carlos Díaz † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
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Peruvian Civil Guard Peruvian Navy Peruvian Air Force |
Ecuadorian Army Ecuadorian Navy | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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37+ killed and wounded 1 destroyer damaged |
1,334 killed and wounded 200 Ecuadorians captured 1 gunboat damaged 1 boat captured Several weapons and military equipment seized captured | ||||||||
| 2 Peruvian civilians killed | |||||||||
The Battle of Zarumilla or Zarumilla offensive was a military confrontation between Peru and Ecuador that took place from July 23 to 31 during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.