Order of battle at Chorrillos
# 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

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

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

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

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

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

Supreme Commander in Chief: President Nicolás de Piérola

* Chief of the General Staff: Gen. Pedro Silva

### North Army

Gen. Ramón Vargas Machuca

**I Army Corps**

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**

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

Col. Juan Nepomuceno Vargas

**III Army Corps**

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**

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
