Colombia–Peru War
| Colombia–Peru War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Colombian–Peruvian territorial dispute | |||||||||
Colombian Army on manoeuvres during the conflict. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Peru | Colombia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro X Oscar R. Benavides Manuel E. Rodríguez Antonio Beingolea Balarezo Fernando Sarmiento Ramírez Víctor Ramos |
Enrique Olaya Herrera Alfredo Vásquez Carlos Uribe Gaviria Efraín Rojas Acevedo Roberto Domingo Rico Díaz Amadeo Rodríguez Vergara Manuel Balcázar | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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V Division:
| III Military Division | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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17,500+ troops (1932) 2 gunboats 3 transport ships 4 auxiliary launches 9 seaplanes |
6,000+ troops (1932) 7 gunboats 3 transport ships 14 aircraft | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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60 combat casualties approx. 150–250 (mostly from jungle diseases) |
60 combat casualties approx. 140–200 (mostly from jungle diseases) | ||||||||
The Colombia–Peru War, also called the Leticia War, was a short-lived armed conflict between Colombia and Peru over territory in the Amazon rainforest that lasted from September 1, 1932, to May 24, 1933. In the end, an agreement was reached to divide the disputed area between both countries.
The conflict was rooted in the Boundary Treaty of March 24, 1922, which transferred the Leticia district to Colombia, giving Colombia access to the Amazon river. The district was mostly inhabited by Peruvians, which fueled grievances among Peruvians and led them to seek to modify the treaty.