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]- 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.