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title: "War of the Pacific"
year: 1879
country: "Chile"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1879/war-pacific"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1879-04-05"
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# War of the Pacific

> Chile's victory against Peru and Bolivia over nitrate-rich territories redrew South American borders, enriched Chilean economy, and destabilized the regional balance for decades.

## Summary

The War of the Pacific, also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a significant amount of resource-rich territory from Peru and Bolivia. The war demonstrated Chile's military-technological superiority over its opponents at the time.

## Sources

- [War of the Pacific (1879 - 1883)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific) - Wikipedia

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