Order of battle at Chorrillos

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

Chilean Operations Army[edit]

Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army: GLD Manuel Baquedano González (37)
Total strength: 23,179 men

• Chief of Staff: GLB Marcos Maturana (48)
• General Inspector of the Army: GLB Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez (6)
• Commander of Artillery: Col. Jose Velasquez Borquez (6)
• Commander of Cavalry: Lt. Col. 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[edit]

Commodore Patricio Lynch Solo de Zaldívar, Chilean Navy (6)
Chief of Staff: Col. Gregorio Urrutia, Chilean Army (15)
Strength: 9.295 men

• 1st Infantry Brigade Col. 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[edit]

Col. Emilio Sotomayor Baeza
Strength: 5,970 men

• 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[edit]

Col. Pedro Lagos
Strength:

• 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[edit]

Col. Aristides Martínez
Strength:

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

Peruvian Army[edit]

Supreme Commander in Chief: President Nicolás de Piérola

• Chief of the General Staff: Gen. Pedro Silva

North Army[edit]

Gen. Ramón Vargas Machuca

I Army Corps[edit]

Col. Manuel Iglesias

• 1st North Division 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[edit]

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

Center Army[edit]

Col. Juan Nepomuceno Vargas

III Army Corps[edit]

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[edit]

Col. Andrés Avelino Cáceres

• 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[edit]

• Reyno, Manuel; Gómez, Sergio (1985). Historia del Ejército de Chile, Vol VI. Estado Mayor del Ejército de Chile.
• Jorge Ortiz Sotelo (1996). Apuntes sobre la batalla de Miraflores. Municipalidad de Santiago de Surco.