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| caption = Planning map for the Battle of Yungay
| date = January 20, 1839
| place = [[
| result = [[United Restoration Army]] victory<br>
*[[Dissolution (law)|Dissolution]] of the [[Peru–Bolivian Confederation]] declarated by [[Agustín Gamarra]]
*Persecution and expulsion of [[bolivians]] in Peru
*Increase in [[Anti-Bolivian sentiment]] in [[Peru]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]
*Exile of [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]
| combatant1 = '''[[United Restoration Army]]:'''<br>{{flagicon|
|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
| combatant2 ={{flagicon|Chile}}{{flagicon|Peru|1825}} [[Restoration Army of Peru]]▼
|title = {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} Peruvian dissidents
|bullets=yes
|{{flagicon|Peru|1825}} [[Restoration (Peru)|Gamarra government]] <small>(1838–39)</small>
| strength1 = 6,000▼
}}
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Peru-Bolivian Confederation}} [[Peru–Bolivian Confederation]]
| casualties1 = 3,000 casualties<ref name="Andina1">[http://www.comunidadandina.org/BDA/docs/BO-CA-0014.pdf Santa Cruz el condor indio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325230852/http://www.comunidadandina.org/BDA/docs/BO-CA-0014.pdf |date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref>▼
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| casualties2 = 664 casualties<ref name="Andina1"/>▼
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Peru-Bolivian Confederation}} [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]]
| strength1 = 5,400 (between [[Chilean Army|chileans]] and [[Peruvian Army|peruvians]])
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{{Campaignbox War of the Confederation}}
The '''Battle of Yungay''' (or '''Yungai''') was the final battle of the [[War of the Confederation]], fought on January 20, 1839, near [[
After six hours of fighting, the Restorers destroyed the Confederate Army, bringing the War of the Confederation to its end. Santa Cruz exiled himself in [[Guayaquil]], Ecuador. The new Peruvian government paid its debt with Chile from the liberation expedition from a decade ago, and gave awards to Chilean and Peruvian officials.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.congreso.gob.pe/ntley/Imagenes/LeyesXIX/1839085.pdf |title=Peruvian decorations awarded to Chilean Army |access-date=November 8, 2008 |archive-date=September 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901130800/http://www.congreso.gob.pe/ntley/Imagenes/LeyesXIX/1839085.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Peruvian officers who served under the Confederation, including [[William Miller (Peruvian general)|Guillermo Miller]], [[Mariano Necochea]], [[Luis José Orbegoso]], and [[Domingo Nieto]], were banned from the [[Peruvian Army]].
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The Chilean Congress and the public opinion considered the outcome of the expedition humiliating and rejected the treaty. Also, it was believed that Santa Cruz was behind the assassination of Diego Portales. All this invigorated an anti-confederacy sentiment, and the Chileans organized a second expedition. This time, the command was given to General Manuel Bulnes. The expedition had 5,400 Chileans and 600 expatriate Peruvians under General [[Agustín Gamarra|Agustin Gamarra]]. Andres de Santa Cruz, responded immediately reinstating the hostilities.
The second Chilean campaign had far more success than the first one. Bulnes defeated General Orbegoso at
Both armies engaged at [[Battle of Buin|Buin]], on January 6, 1839, in the confluence of Buin and Santa rivers, with indecisive results. Bulnes continued marching north and Santa Cruz resumed the persecution seeking to deliver a final blow to cement Confederation's dominance in the region.
Santa Cruz occupied [[
Both armies had about 6,000 men, although the numbers favored slightly the Confederates. The Chilean expedition, on the other hand, suffered the decimation of some battalions by plagues during Lima occupation. Comparably equipped, the main difference was in the preparation of the troops, the knowledge of the terrain, and the obvious differences between invaders and defenders.
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==Aftermath==
This was a decisive defeat for the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy. Santa Cruz had around 3,000 dead, including
The Battle of Yungay brought the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy to an end. The Chilean Expeditionary Force reoccupied [[Lima]] on April. On 25 August 1839. General [[Agustín Gamarra]] assumed the Presidency of Peru, and officially declared the dissolution of the Confederation and the
Manuel Bulnes returned to Chile. He was elected President of Chile for two consecutive periods, from 1841 to 1851.
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