The Battle of El Manzano, also known as the Battle of Pachacamac^[1] was a confrontation between Peruvian and Chilean forces that occurred on December 27, 1880 in the El Manzano hills on the south side of the Lurín River during the Lima campaign during the War of the Pacific.

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Battle of El Manzano
Part of Lima campaign of the War of the Pacific
El Manzano hill is located to the southeast of the Lurín River, in the central part of the image, indicated by the red dot.
Date December 27, 1880 Location Lurín River, Department of Lima, Peru Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
Peru	Chile
Commanders and leaders
Pedro J. Sevilla	Orozimbo Barbosa
Units involved
Rímac Cavalry Regiment	3rd Yungay Mountain Detachment [es] 22nd Lautaro Infantry Regiment [es] Curicó Battalion [es] 3rd Victoria Logistics Regiment [es]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	1 killed, 4 wounded

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When the landing of Chilean troops led by Patricio Lynch in Pisco became known in Lima, Colonel Pedro José Sevilla was ordered with 250 cavalry soldiers to harass Lynch's march to the north, which did not yield the expected results.^[2] The Chilean brigade arrived without fighting at the point where the rest of the landed army was waiting in Lurín and Curayaco, leaving the troops from Sevilla in the rear. Sevilla, who knew about the new landing in Lurín, thought that this wouldn't have occupied the interior, so he continued his journey relatively close to the coast and without outposts observing the road. He also sent a notice to Lima announcing his return and the itinerary he hoped to follow.

The courier with the news was taken prisoner and with this information, Orozimbo Barbosa, head of the second brigade of the second division, prepared a trap for Sevilla and his cavalry.^[3]

Barbosa arranged the 3rd Yungay Mountain Detachment [es], the 22nd Lautaro Infantry Regiment [es], the Curicó Battalion [es] and the 3rd Victoria Logistics Regiment [es] in a staggered manner around the road that Sevilla had announced to Lima, taking advantage of the incompetence to avoid friendly fire

The unequal combat began on the night of December 27 and continued sporadically until dawn. On the next and subsequent day, a search and pursuit began for the horsemen who were able to escape.