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Order of battle at Chorrillos

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This is the order of battle for the Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos in 1881 during the War of the Pacific.

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Chilean Operations Army

The Chilean army was under the command of General in Chief Manuel Baquedano González with general Jose Velasquez Borquez as his Chief of Staff. The overall strength of the army is 23,179 men of all arms.

  • Commander in chief of the Chilean Army GLD Manuel Baquedano González (37)
  • Chief of Staff GLB Marcos Maturana (48)
  • General Inspector of Army GLB Cornelio Saavedra (6)
  • Commander of Artillery COL José Velásquez Bórquez (6)
  • Commander of Cavalry LCL Emeterio Letelier (6)
  • Sanitary Service Superintendent Dr. Ramón Allende Padín (241)
  • 1° Ambulance
  • 2° Ambulance
  • 3° Ambulance
  • Logistic and Transport Services COL Francisco Bascuñán (140)

    • I Division

    Total strength: 9.295 men. CIC Commodore Patricio Lynch Solo de Zaldívar, Chilean Navy (6) COS Colonel Gregorio Urrutia, Chilean Army (15)

  • 1st Infantry Brigade Colonel Juan Martinez (3)
  • 2nd Line Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Estanislao del Canto)(980)
  • Atacama Infantry Regiment (Col. Juan Martinez)(1.174)
  • Colchagua Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Manuel Soffia) (854)
  • Talca Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Silvertre Urizar)(1.184)
  • Marine Artillery Regiment (Lt. Col Vidaurre)(360)
  • Melipilla Infantry Battalion (Lt. Col. Vicente Balmaceda) (451)
  • 2nd Infantry Brigade Col. Jose Domingo Amunategui
  • 4th Line Infantry Regiment (Col. Luis Solo de Zaldivar)
  • "Chacabuco" Infantry Regiment (Col. Domingo de Toro Herrera)
  • Coquimbo Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Jose Maria 2º Soto)

    • II Division

    Strength: 5,970 men. Col. Emilio Sotomayor Baeza

  • 1st Brigade Col. Jose Francisco Gana
  • "Buin" 1st Line Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Juan Leon Garcia)
  • "Esmeralda" Infantry Regiment (Lt Col. Adolfo Holley)
  • Chillán Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Pedro Guiñez)
  • 2nd Brigade Col. Orozimbo Barbosa
  • Lautaro Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Eulogio Robles)
  • Curicó Infantry Battalion
  • Victoria Infantry Battalion

    • III Division

    Strength: . Col. Pedro Lagos

  • 1st Brigade Col. Martiniano Urriola
  • Aconcagua Infantry Regiment
  • Navales Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Brigade Col. Francisco Barceló
  • Concepción Infantry Regiment
  • "Santiago" Infantry Regiment (Col. Demófilo Fuenzalida)
  • Bulnes Infantry Battalion
  • Valdivia Infantry Battalion
  • Caupolican Infantry Battalion (Col. José M. del Canto)

    • Reserve

    Strength: . Col. Aristides Martínez

  • 3rd Line Infantry Regiment (Col. Ricardo Castro)
  • Valparaíso Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Marchant)
  • Zapadores Infantry Regiment (Lt. Col. Zilleruelo)

    • Peruvian Army

    The Peruvian Army was commanded by the Supreme Chief Nicolás de Piérola and General Pedro Silva was then the Chief of the General Staff. The army was divided into the North Army, commanded by general Ramón Vargas Machuca, and the Center Army, commanded by colonel Juan Nepomuceno Vargas. The divisions of every army were grouped in Corps, and divided into infantry battalions.

    I Army Corps

    Col. Manuel Iglesias, Peruvian Army

    1st North Division

    Officer Commanding, Col. Mariano Noriega

    1st Peruvian Guards Infantry Battalion

    Cajamarca No.3 Infantry Battalion

    Ayacucho "9th December" 5th Infantry Battalion

    2nd North Division

    Col. Manuel Regino Cano

    Tarma No.7 Infantry Battalion

    9th Infantry Battalion Callao

    Libres de Trujillo No.11 Infantry Battalion

    3rd North Division

    Col. Pablo Arguedas

    13th Infantry Battalion "Junin"

    15th Infantry Battalion Ica

    Libres de Cajamarca No.21 Infantry Battalion

    II Army Corps

    Col. Belisario Suarez

    4th North Division

    Col. Buenaventura Aguirre

    Huanuco No.17 Infantry Battalion

    Paucarpata No.19 Infantry Battalion

    Jauja No.23 Infantry Battalion

    5th North Division

    Col. Benigno Cano

    Ancash No.25 Infantry Battalion

    Concepción No.27 Infantry Battalion

    Zepita or Zuavos No.29 Infantry Battalion

    III Army Corps

    Col. Justo Pastor Dávila

    3rd Center Division

    Col. Cesar Canevaro

    67th Infantry Battalion Piura

    23 December No.69 Infantry Battalion

    Libertad No.71 Infantry Battalion

    5th Center Division

    Col. Fabian Merino

    85th Cajamarca Ranger Battalion

    Unión No.87 Infantry Battalion

    89th Junín Rifle Infantry Battalion

    Light Division

    Col. Manuel C. Bustamante, Peruvian Civil Guard

    A and C Corps, Civil Guard

    D and E Corps, Civil Guard

    B Corps, Civil Guard

    IV Army Corps

    Col. Andres Avelino Caceres

    1st Center Division

    Col. Domingo Oyarza

    61st Lima Infantry Battalion

    Canta No.63 Infantry Battalion

    28 July No.65 Infantry Battalion

    2nd Center Division

    Col. Manuel Pereyra

    Pichincha No.73 Infantry Battalion

    Piérola No.75 Infantry Battalion

    La Mar No.77 Infantry Battalion

    4th Center Division

    Col. Lorenzo Iglesias

    Arica No.79 Infantry Battalion

    Manco Cápac No.81 Infantry Battalion

    83rd Ayachucho Infantry Battalion

    References

    Order of battle at Chorrillos Wikipedia
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