Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858

Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858
Date 1856–1858 Location Coast of Peru Result Liberal victory
Belligerents
Liberals	Conservatives
Commanders and leaders
Ramón Castilla Miguel de San Román	Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco José Rufino Echenique Miguel Grau (Navy)
Strength
10,000-11,000 soldiers and 3 pieces of artillery	8,000-10,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
5,000-6,000 killed and wounded	7,000 killed and wounded

The Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858 was the third internal conflict in 19th century Peru (after the Peruvian Civil War of 1834 and Peruvian Civil War of 1843–1844). It was fought between the Liberals (supporters of Ramón Castilla) and the Conservatives (who opposed Castilla). It followed the Peruvian Liberal Revolution of 1854. 3,000 people were killed on both sides.[1][2]

References

1. Nineteenth Century Death Tolls. Fuente: Singer, Joel David (1972). The Wages of War. 1816-1965. Nueva York: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
2. Sociedad de Amigos de la Ilustración (1860). Revista del Pacífico. Literaria y Científica. Tomo II. Valparaíso: Imprenta y librería del Mercurio de Santos Tornero, pp. 505.

Bibliography

• Basadre, Jorge. "Historia de la República del Perú"
• Valdivia, Juan Gualberto. "Las revoluciones de Arequipa"
• Paz Soldán y otros, "Historia General de Arequipa"

Portrayals in fiction

• María Nieves y Bustamante. Jorge, el hijo del pueblo. Arequipa: Imprenta de la Bolsa, 1892.
• Matto de Turner, Clorinda. Índole. Lima: Tipo Litograrafía, 1891.