Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–42
| Peruvian–Bolivian War of 1841–1842 | |||||||||
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Battle of Ingavi | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Peru | Bolivia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Agustín Gamarra † Manuel de Mendiburu Juan Buendía José María Lavayén Justo Arias y Aragüez José Rosa Ara Miguel de San Román |
José Ballivián Eusebio Guilarte Jorge Córdova Narciso Campero Manuel Magariños Bernardo Rojas José María García José Velasco | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 7,000–9,000 men | 6,800–7,700 men | ||||||||
The Peruvian–Bolivian War was a warlike confrontation between Peru and Bolivia in the years 1841 and 1842.
In 1841, Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru, tried to annex Bolivia, which cost the Peruvian president his life on November 18, 1841 at the Battle of Ingavi. The Bolivian Army, under the command of General José Ballivián, occupied the Peruvian provinces of Moquegua, Puno, Tarapacá, Tacna and Arica.
The eviction of Bolivian troops in southern Peru would be achieved by the increased availability of material and human resources in Peru. At the end of the war, the Treaty of Puno was signed on June 7, 1842.