Peruvian-Bolivian War
The Peruvian-Bolivian War occurred between Peru and Bolivia from 1841 to 1842 . It was a consequence of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation War from 1836 to 1839.
prehistory
In 1825 the independent Republic of Bolivia broke away from Peru. After Antonio José de Sucre's resignation, Andrés Santa Cruz was elected President of Bolivia in 1827 . He repealed the constitution created by Simón Bolívar and created a new republic with well-thought-out organizations, more modern laws, a more stable economy and military strength.
Santa Cruz, who wanted to achieve the territorial expansion of the Inca Empire , marched into Lima in 1836 and triggered the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation War . He proclaimed the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation , which existed until the end of the war in 1839.
On June 16, 1839, the anti-confederal General Agustín Gamarra was confirmed as provisional president by Congress until the constitutional election, after which Santa Cruz fled to Ecuador .
Course of the war
The Peruvian President Gamarra wanted to use the state in Bolivia to annex the resource-rich province of La Paz . He invaded Bolivia in August 1841 and besieged the capital. However, his army was defeated by Bolivians led by Ballivian at the Battle of Ingavi on November 18, 1841. Gamarra was hit by two bullets and died. Ballivian now took the opportunity to occupy parts of Peru. But General Manuel Mendiburú took command of the Peruvian armed forces, organized in militias, where he rejected and expelled the Bolivian troops from Peruvian territory and defeated them in several clashes, such as the Battle of Sama in 1841 , Battle of Tarapacá (1842) , the Battle of Arica 1842 the Battle of Los Altos de Chipe , the Battle of Motoni and the Battle of Orurillo . These attacks liberate and then trigger the displacement of Bolivian troops who have occupied Peruvian territory and threaten Bolivia again with an invasion. The expulsion of Bolivian troops in southern Peru would be achieved through greater availability of material and human resources for the Peruvians. With the mediation of Chile , peace came to Puno on June 7, 1842 . In November 1847, the two countries signed a peace and trade treaty (tratado de paz y comercio).
Footnotes
- ^ War between Peru and Bolivia. In: The cultural space. Retrieved July 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Fabián Novak, Sandra Namihas (2013): las relaciones entre el perú y bolivia , p. 31 (p. 32 of the pdf)