Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Iyagoo qayb ka ah Ciidanka Isbahaysiga ee Bolivian-Peruvian, Bolivian Colorados waxay gacan ka geysteen shaqadooda adag si ay guusha ugu keenaan ciidamada isku dhafan, iyagoo ku bixinaya nolosha dad badan. Colorados waxay ka qayb qaateen dagaaladii ugu waaweynaa ee dagaalka, oo ay kujiraan Dagaalkii San Francisco (sidoo kale loo yaqaanay "Dagaalkii Dolores") halkaas oo "khiyaamada Camerones" ay ka dhacday, iyo
Dagaalkii Tacna, halkaas oo lagu liis gareeyay ka dibna loo beddelay "1st Alliance Infantry Battalion", oo hadda qayb ka ah ciidamada hoos yimaada madaxa ciidanka cusub ee madaxweyne Narciso Campero. Waqtiga intiisa badan si kastaba ha noqotee, ka hor dagaalka Tacna, had iyo jeer waxay ku jirtay kaydka, sababtoo ah qaababka dambe ee guutooyinka lugta.