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| Battle of San Francisco |
| Part of War of the Pacific |
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| Combatants |
| Chile |
Peru, Bolivia |
| Commanders |
| Erasmo Escala |
Juan Buendia |
| Strength |
| 6,000 soldiers, 30 Krupps rifle, 4 La Hitte smoothbore |
7,400 soldiers, 18 smoothbore |
| Casualties |
| 60 killed, 148 wounded |
220 killed, 76 wounded, 3200 missing, 18 smoothbore |
The Battle of San Francisco was fought on November 19, 1879, between Chile and the combined forces of Peru and Bolivia. The Chileans were ambushed by a numerically superior Peruvian-Bolivian force. The Bolivians eventually retreated, forcing their Peruvian allies to do the same.
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