Battle of Zarumilla
Battle of the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Zarumilla was a military confrontation between Peru and Ecuador that took place from July 23 to 31 during the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War.[1][14]
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Battle of Zarumilla | |||||||||
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Part of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War | |||||||||
Peruvian bombardment of Arenillas | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Peru | Ecuador | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Gen. Eloy G. Ureta Col. José del Carmen Marín[2][3] Lt. Col. Manuel Urteaga Ffg. Cpt. H. Tudela L.[4] 2nd Lt. Jesús Polar Valdivia[5] |
Col. Luis Rodríguez Cmdr. Rafael Morán Valverde[6] Lt. Víctor Naranjo Fiallos[7] Cpt.[lower-alpha 1] Galo Molina † Lt.[lower-alpha 2] Carlos Díaz † | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
1st Northern Air Force Detachment:[9] BAP Almirante Villar |
Huaquillas Garrison[11] BAE Abdón Calderón[13] BAE Aviso Atahualpa[13] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
13+ killed 22+ wounded 2 missing 1 destroyer damaged [lower-alpha 3] |
169+ killed 2+ wounded 80+ captured 1 gunboat damaged [lower-alpha 4] 1 boat, several weapons and military equipment seized | ||||||||
2 Peruvian civilians killed[1] |
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