Siege Of Callao (other)
Siege of Callao may refer to: * First siege of Callao, 1821, during the Peruvian War of Independence * Second siege of Callao, 1824–1826, during the Peruvian War of Independence * Third siege of Callao, 1838, during the War of the Confederation See also *Blockades of Callao Blockades of Callao include: * Blockade of Callao (1816), occurred between January 21 and 28, 1816, during Guillermo Brown's . * First blockade of Callao, occurred between February 28 and May 3, 1819 during Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, ...

First Siege Of Callao
The first siege of Callao was a prolonged military blockade of the Real Felipe Fortress (as well as other fortresses) in Callao by the Liberating Expedition of Peru under the command of General José de San Martín in July 1821 which culminated in the capitulation of Marshal José de La Mar in September of the same year, with him switching sides from the Royalist side to the Patriot side. Background On July 12, 1821, after the withdrawal of Viceroy José de la Serna and his army to the mountains, the army under the command of San Martín occupied Lima and the next day the land siege of Callao began, which, together with the previously carried out by the Chilean fleet under the command of Admiral Thomas Cochrane, came to complete the siege. The viceroy had a garrison of 2,000 men composed of regular soldiers and urban militias under the command of the governor and head of the square to defend the port. Marshal José de La Mar received an ultimatum on July 13 from General San ...
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Second Siege Of Callao
The second siege of Callao was the longest lasting siege that occurred on the Pacific coast during the Spanish American wars of independence. The siege was carried out by the combined Gran Colombian and Peruvian independence forces against the royalist soldiers defending the Real Felipe Fortress in the port of Callao, who refused to surrender, and refused to accept the capitulation of the Battle of Ayacucho. The siege took place from December 5, 1824 to January 23, 1826, when the royalist stronghold was defeated, ending the Spanish Empire's presence in South America. Background During the Peruvian War of Independence, in July 1821 Viceroy José de la Serna evacuated Lima with the troops of the Royal Army of Peru who were still under his command and thus the troops led by General José de San Martín occupied the city days later, proclaiming the independence of Peru. As a consequence, on September 21 of the same year, the troops of the Liberating Expedition of Peru also occupie ...
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Third Siege Of Callao
The third siege of Callao was a siege that took place in 1838 during the War of the Confederation between the United Restoration Army, supported by the Chilean army and the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. The confederates defeated the restorationist forces, who then retreated to Huacho due to the advance of the confederate army led by Andrés de Santa Cruz. Background After the Battle of Portada de Guías and the occupation of Lima by the United Restoration Army under the command of General Manuel Bulnes, 700 men from the ''Ayacucho'' battalion led by General Domingo Nieto had retired to the Callao fortress, who joined the ''Real Felipe'' garrison, composed of by 500 soldiers under the command of Colonel Manuel de la Guarda. When Nieto arrived in Callao with his forces to resist the Restoration Army, his rank was not recognized by Colonel de la Guarda after an altercation that they had due to the attitude of the first in the Battle of Portada de Guías, so the solitary General N ...
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