<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waFebruary 24, 1880, varume vanenge 11 000 vaiva mungarava 19, vachidzivirirwa neBlanco Encalada, Toro, uye Magallanes uye zvikepe zviviri zvinokanda zvombo, vakabva kuPisagua. Mazuva maviri gare gare, musi waFebruary 26, vaChile vakasvika pedyo nePunta Coles, pedyo nePacocha, Ilo. Kumhara kwacho kwakatora mazuva anoverengeka kuti kupedziswe asi hakuna kutarisana nokurwisana. Mutungamiriri wePeru, Lizardo Montero, akaramba kuedza kudzinga vaChile kubva pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, sezvakanga zvakarongwa nevaChile. Musi waMarch 22, mauto eChilean 3,642 akakunda mauto ePeruvia 1,300 muHondo yeLos Ángeles, achigura chero kupihwa kwakananga kwePeruvia kubva kuLima kuenda kuArica kana Tacna kupa kwaive kunogoneka chete nenzira refu, kuburikidza neBolivia. Mushure meHondo yeLos Ángeles, nzvimbo nhatu chete dzakabatana dzakasara kumaodzanyemba kwePeru: General Leyvas 2nd Army paArequipa kusanganisira vamwe vakapona kubva kuLos Ángeles, Bolognesis 7th uye 8th Divisions paArica, uye paTacna 1st Army. Mauto aya akanga ari pasi pomurayiro wakananga waCampero. Zvisinei, nhamba dzacho dzakaratidza kuva dzisina revo, sezvo vaPeru vakanga vasingakwanisi kuunganidza mauto kana kuti kunyange kutama kubva mumagedhi avo. Pashure pokuyambuka renje, pana May 26 uto reChile 14,147 varume rakaparadza uto rakabatanidzwa revaBolivia 5 150 navaPeru 8 500 mu  <response>: Hondo yeTacna. Kudikanwa kwechiteshi chengarava pedyo neuto kuti ripe uye kusimbisa mauto uye kubvisa vakakuvadzwa kwakamanikidza kutungamira kweChilean kuti vaise pfungwa paimba yakasara yePeru yeArica. Musi waJune 7, pashure peHondo yeArica, nhare yokupedzisira yePeru muDhipatimendi reTacna yakawa. Pashure pokurwa kweTacna neArica, mauto ePeru neBolivia akarega kuvapo, uye Bolivia yakabuda muhondo. 