Battle of Río Grande
| Battle of Río Grande | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Pacific | |||||||
Current gate to Río Grande, San Pedro de Atacama | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chile | Bolivia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ignacio Toro |
Toribio Gómez † Jaime Ayo † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25 soldiers | 40 irregulars | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 5 wounded | 13 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Río Grande was a minor military engagement that took place on 10 September 1879, during the War of the Pacific. A picket of Chilean soldiers and a Bolivian montonera clashed in Rio Grande, around San Pedro de Atacama. Bolivians are defeated, which eliminates local resistance to Chilean occupation in the Litoral Department.