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| Battle of Orurillo | |||||||||
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| Part of Peruvian counter-offensive campaign in the Peruvian-Bolivian War | |||||||||
 Commemoration of the Peruvian by the regional government of Puno. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Peru |
 Bolivia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Pablo Pimentel Mariano Macedo |
José Ballivián (POW) Juan Landívar  | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 250 men | 300 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| unknown |
200 killed 100 captured (75 are executed and 25 are prisioner) | ||||||||
The Battle of Orurillo was the last confrontation between the Bolivian occupation forces and Peruvian militias within the framework of the war between Peru and Bolivia in April 1842. The Peruvian victory finally allowed the last Bolivian troops to be expelled from Peruvian territory.