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Events on Wednesday 26 May 1880 1
1880Battle of TacnaChile defeats the Peru-Bolivia allianceChilean forces defeated the combined armies of Peru and Bolivia at the Battle of Tacna, also called the Battle of the Alto de la Alianza, on 26 May 1880. The victory effectively removed Bolivia from the War of the Pacific. Chile went on to occupy Tacna province for decades afterward.