Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885

Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885
Part of Peruvian history

The two rivals after the War of the Pacific, Miguel Iglesias (liberal) and Andres A. Càceres (conservative)
Date1884–1885
Location
Result

Cacerista victory

Belligerents
Conservatives
Supported by:
 Bolivia
Liberals
Supported by:
 Chile
Brazil
 United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Andrés A. Cáceres
César Canevaro
Morales Bermudez
Miguel Iglesias 
Gregorio Relayze 
Nicolás de Piérola 
Strength
800 (1884)
4,000 (1885)
2,000 (1884)
6,000 (1885)

The Peruvian civil war of 1884–1885 was an internal Peruvian conflict. It erupted as a result of the ratification of the Treaty of Ancón, which ceded the Arica and Tacna provinces to Chile after the lost War of the Pacific.