Battle of Portada de Guías
| Battle of Portada de Guías | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Confederation | |||||||
19th century painting of one of the old gates of Lima | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chile | Orbegoso government | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Manuel Bulnes | Luis J. de Orbegoso | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4,000–4,700 troops 4 pieces of artillery |
3,200–3,500 troops 4 pieces of artillery | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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40 dead 141 wounded |
~1,000 casualties 3 pieces of artillery and a weapons cache captured | ||||||
The Battle of Portada de Guías (Spanish: Batalla de Portada de Guías), also known as the Battle of Guía (Spanish: Batalla de Guía) or Battle of Piñonate (Spanish: Batalla de Piñonate), took place between the Chilean Army and the secessionist Peruvian Republic in 1838, during the War of the Confederation.