<prompt> Kunzwa nezvezviito zvake, mutungamiri mukuru wemauto eChile, General Manuel Baquedano, akadana Morales kuti asangane naye uye akamupa mvumo yekupfeka yunifomu ye cantinière sezvaakange aita pasina mvumo kare uye akamupa chinzvimbo nemubhadharo wemasergeant sargento segundo, lit. wechipiri masergeant. Gare gare akatamira ku4th Division, kwaakashumira panguva yeTacna neArica Campaign. Muhondo yeTacna  <response>: musi wa 26 May 1880, akaramba achipa mvura kuvarume vakanga vaneta pamitsetse yapamberi pashure pokunge iyewo akuvadzwa zvishoma. Akanga ari mumwe wevarwi vokutanga kupinda muguta reTacna manheru iwayo, uye varwi veCarabineros de Yungay regiment yevatasvi vemabhiza vakayeuka kuti akapinda muguta akatasva bhiza, akasimudza pfuti yake pavakapfuura ndokuchema Viva Chile!. Pashure pehondo, akatambudzwa kwenguva yakati nechirwere chaakatora kubva kuvasungwa vehondo vaainge atarisira, uye akanyora tsamba kushamwari yake muAntofagasta, achifunga kuti akanga ari pamubhedha worufu. Kunyange zvakadaro, vanyori vakatevera vakati akanga aripo paHondo yeArica masvondo maviri gare gare uye akarayira kuurawa kukuru kwevaPeru vakabatwa, nhoroondo yakanyorwawo pane chiyeuchidzo chePeru chevakafa. MunaJanuary 1881, akarwa muhondo yeChorillos uye Hondo yeMiraflores uye aive pakati pevaChileans vakapinda muLima mushure mekunge guta ratorwa. 