| Orurillo Surprise | |||||||||
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| Part of Recapture of Puno in the Peruvian counter-offensive campaign in the Peruvian-Boliivan War | |||||||||
 Commemoration of the Peruvian feat by the regional government of Puno. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Peru |
 Bolivia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Pablo Pimentel Mariano Macedo |
José Ballivián  Juan Landívar | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 250 men | 300 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| unknown |
200 killed 100 captured or executed[1] | ||||||||
The Battle of Orurillo or Surprise of Orurillo was the last confrontation between the Bolivian occupation forces and Peruvian militias within the framework of the war between Peru and Bolivia in April 1842. The Peruvian victory finally allowed the last Bolivian troops to be expelled from Peruvian territory.
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