#warofthepacific

South America 139 years ago today: War of the Pacific (05 Jun 1880) https://buff.ly/2HWPkPV In February 1879 Chile had seized Antofagasta following a dispute with Bolivia. Peru sided with Bolivia, only to be defeated at sea by the superior Chilean navy. In the ensuing War of the Pacific, Chile used its naval supremacy to land forces along the Bolivian and Peruvian coasts. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1880 #1880s #bolivia #warofthepacific #chile #latinamerica #june #june5 #peru #maps #welovehistory #atacama #historyofperu #historyofchile #historyofbolivia #todayinhistory #historytoday #historygeek #historyteacher #historynerd #historybuff #modernhistory #worldhistory #19thcentury #victorianera #chileannavy (at Antofagasta, Chile) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByUebeigjoi/?igshid=m85myd1w9f10

South America 135 years ago today: End of the War of the Pacific (05 Nov 1883) https://buff.ly/2P9eWOJ By 1883, Chile was the clear victor in the War of the Pacific, occupying all the important Peruvian and Bolivian ports and successfully invading the Peruvian Sierra. Peru accepted defeat in October, ceding Tarapacá to Chile; although the Chilean occupation of Tacna and Arica would remain a source of contention until 1929. Bolivia - which had lost its entire Pacific coastline - would only agree to a truce at first, refusing to sign a formal peace treaty until 1904. #southamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1880s #1883 #bolivianhistory #latinamericanhistory #november #november5 #peru #chileanhistory #southamericanhistory #peruvianhistory #nineteenthcentury #maps #victorianera #andes #warofthepacific #atacama #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historygeek #historynerd #historybuff #bolivia #peruhistory #chilehistory #antofagastachile (at Lima, Peru) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyvDYggNjC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y48vwjrsaeai