June 7, 1880 · Arica, southern Peru Theater
June 7, 1880
The Chileans assaulted the fortified headland of the Morro de Arica, where Colonel Bolognesi had vowed to resist 'to the last cartridge.' In a furious dawn attack the Chileans stormed the heights in under an hour; Bolognesi was killed, and much of the garrison died in the assault or leaping from the cliffs.
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