Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Kyaftin Luis Germán Astete na Sojan Ruwa na Peru ya ɗauki dozin Gatling bindigogi daga Amurka zuwa Peru a watan Disamba na 1879 yayin Yaƙin Peru-Chile na Pacific. An yi amfani da bindigogi na Gatling ta hanyar Sojojin Ruwa da Sojojin Peruvian, musamman a cikin
Yaƙin Tacna (Mayu 1880) da Yaƙin San Juan (Janairu 1881) a kan mamaye sojojin Chile.