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1879-84 War of the Pacific
Conflict between Chile and the allied nations of Peru and Bolivia, sometimes called the ChilePeruvian War, was fought over the rights to nitrate deposites in the Bolivian province of Atacam. Bolivia reneged on the February 1879 treaty allowing Chilean companies rights to mine the deposites. Chile took the port of Antofagasta. Peru joined the conflict on the side of Bolivia on the basis of an 1873 defensive alliance. By the end of the year Chile had also taken the Peruvian province of Tarapacá. In 1880, Chile invaded Chorillos and Miraflores and took both the provinces of Tacna and Arica and by January, 1881 had taken the capital, Lima.Through a series of treaties from 1883 to 1904, Chile aquired Tarapacá, Tacna and Arica from Peru as well as Bolivia’s Atacama, leaving Bolivia as a landlocked nation without sea access.
Operational Maps
South America Pacific CoastPacific Coast of Central South America including the disputed areas along the borders of Peru, Bolivia and Chile.
Tactical Map
War of the Pacific (hex numbers from South American Pacific Coast Map)
Counter Sets
Pacific War Counter SetShips of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, U.S. and Great Britain.
Data Sheets
Pacific War Data SheetShips of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, U.S. and Great Britain.
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