On January 20, 1839, the alliance formed Chilean Army
led by Chilean General in Chief Manuel Bulnes and force of Peruvians opposed to
Santa Cruz, decisively defeated the Confederate Army commanded by Santa Cruz
after six hours of combat in the battlefield of Yungay, in northern Peru, 200
km north of Lima. The Chilean victory at
Yungay effectively brought the Peru-Bolivian Confederation to an end, and
Andrés de Santa Cruz exiled himself in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
The Peruvian government paid the debt contracted with
Chile due to Chilean aid on the restoring campaign, also giving decorations and
awards to Chilean and Peruvian officials.[2] Also, Peruvian officers who served
under the Confederation - among them Guillermo Miller, Mariano Necochea, Luis
José Orbegoso, Domingo Nieto – were banned from the Peruvian army.
The victory of Yungay is remembered by the Chilean Army
with the "Hymn of Yungay", and by Peru with the creation of the
Ancash Department.
[January 20, 1839]
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