Battle of Portada de Guías

Battle of Portada de Guías
	Part of war of the Confederation
	; 19th century painting of one of the old gates of Lima
Date	August 21, 1838
Location	Lima, Peruvian Republic
Result	Restorationist victory
Belligerents
Peruvian Republic	United Restoration Army
Commanders and leaders
Luis José de Orbegoso	Manuel Bulnes
Strength
3,200–3,500 troops; 4 pieces of artillery	4,000–4,700 troops; 4 pieces of artillery
Casualties and losses
~1,000 casualties; 3 pieces of artillery and a weapons cache captured	40 dead; 141 wounded

The Battle of Portada de Guías (Spanish: Batalla de Portada de Guías) was a battle between the United Restoration Army and the secessionist Peruvian Republic in 1838 during the War of the Confederation.

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