Peruvian resistance movement in the War of the Pacific
Peruvian Republic República Peruana (Spanish) | |||||||||
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Coat of arms
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| Status | Partially recognised resistance movement (1881–1883) Partially recognized provisional government (1882–1883) | ||||||||
| Capital | Lima (de jure) Undefined (1881) Arequipa (1882–1883) | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1881 | Nicolás de Piérola | ||||||||
• 1881–1883 | Lizardo Montero | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 12 March 1881 | ||||||||
• Montero reaches Arequipa | 31 August 1882 | ||||||||
| 1 January 1883 | |||||||||
| 10 July 1883 | |||||||||
| 20 October 1883 | |||||||||
• Montero leaves Arequipa | 27 October 1883 | ||||||||
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| Peruvian resistance movement | |
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| Resistencia del Perú | |
Flag of Peru during the resistance against the Chilean occupation | |
| Leaders | Andrés Avelino Cáceres Lizardo Montero Pedro Silva Gil † Leoncio Prado Gregorio Albarracín † Manuel Villavicencio Aurelio García y García Luis Germán Astete † |
| Dates of operation | 1880–1885 |
| Allegiance | Peru |
| Active regions | Peruvian territories free or under Chilean occupation |
| Ideology | Anti-Chilean sentiment Anti-Chinese sentiment Anti-imperialism Peruvian nationalism Peruvian irredentism |
| Major actions | Pogroms during the War of the Pacific (1880–1883) |
| Size | 300–500 (in 1880) 2,000–4,000 (in 1881) 5,500–6,000 (in 1882–1883) 670–3,000 (in 1884–1885) |
| Allies | Peruvian Army |
| Opponents | Chile
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| Wars | War of the Pacific
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The Peruvian resistance movement was composed of the Peruvian militias and guerrillas commanded by local, civilian or military leaders, who confronted the Chilean Army and Navy during the period of occupation that took place during the War of the Pacific.
Despite not having an official founding date, the movement began to function after the occupation of Lima, reaching its peak during the Breña campaign. The resistance was the joint formation of Peruvian montonera forces and troops of the Peruvian Army at the service of Nicolás de Piérola, Andrés Avelino Cáceres and Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda. Miguel Iglesias and his army, as well as the occupation forces of Patricio Lynch and the Chilean Army and Navy in general were the resistance's main enemies.