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The '''Battle of Yungay''' (or '''Yungai''') was the final battle of the [[War of the Confederation]], fought on January 20, 1839, near [[Yungay, Peru|Yungay]], [[Peru]]. The United Restorer Army, led by General [[Manuel Bulnes]], consisting mainly of [[Chile]]ans and 600 [[Republic of North Peru|North Peruvian]] dissidents, attacked the [[Peru-Bolivian Confederation]] forces led by [[Andrés de Santa Cruz]] in northern Peru, {{convert|200|km|sp=us}} north of [[Lima]].
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