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Wikipedia: The War of the Pacific was a South American conflict that took place from 1879-1884 in which the forces of Chile fought against a defensive alliance of Bolivia and Peru. Also known as the "Saltpeter War", the war arose from disputes over the control of territory that contained substantial mineral-rich deposits. The exact start of the war is a matter of dispute among historians, with some attributing the Bolivian presidential decree of Hilarión Daza as a declaration of war, and others attributing Chile as the first nation to officially declare war and invade foreign territory.
![[During the occupation of Peru civilians were directly involved in the war]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Queque_C3_B1amural_s.jpg "During the occupation of Peru civilians were directly involved in the war")
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![[Chilean soldier doing a repase following the Battle of Huamachuco.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Elrepase_s.jpg "Chilean soldier doing a repase following the Battle of Huamachuco.")
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![[Naval Combat of Angamos by Thomas Somerscales]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Angamos2_s.jpg "Naval Combat of Angamos by Thomas Somerscales")
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![[A black cross painted in a Peruvian house by Chilean nationalists during the "Chilenization" of Tacna]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TACNA_1926_CRUZ_NEGRA_s.jpg "A black cross painted in a Peruvian house by Chilean nationalists during the \"Chilenization\" of Tacna")
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![["The Third Fort" by J]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Battleofmiraflores_s.jpg "\"The Third Fort\" by J")
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![[Battalion No]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ejercito_chileno_en_Antofagasta_281879_29_s.jpg "Battalion No")
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![[Infantry regiment of the Chilean Army, formed in Lurín, south of Lima, in January 1881]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RegimientoChill_C3_A1n_s.jpg "Infantry regiment of the Chilean Army, formed in Lurín, south of Lima, in January 1881")
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![[Tarapacá and Atacama Desert; 20º - 24º S and 71º - 68º W (April 1879)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Carta_de_los_Desiertos_de_Tarapac_C3_A1_y_de_Atacama_1879_s.jpg "Tarapacá and Atacama Desert; 20º - 24º S and 71º - 68º W (April 1879)")
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