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in May of that year, which culminated in the taking of the city of Tacna. In that battle, Yávar and his men helped and saved the forces of
General Santiago Amengual from certain death who had been left ahead and without ammunition and who were being decimated by Bolivian forces. In November, the
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After passing the line of Morro San Juan, he crossed the enemy lines and when crossing some walls he received a shot from close range that was fatal, piercing his left wrist and stomach, whose trajectory ended in his left lung. His horse bolted as he fell from his mount, caught in one of the
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and from there to Conde under harsh conditions where thirst, lack of water and the harshness of the desert caused deaths and mutinies in the army due to the lack of foresight of the commanders. After the difficult trek, the corps of
Granaderos was quartered in
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began, holding skirmishes in Herbay and in the Ate ravine. The Yávar
Grenadiers were assigned to Lurín in preparation for the Lima campaign. On January 13, 1881 , Colonel Yávar's squads formed an attack front at the foot of Cerro Papa together with
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Military School of the Chilean Army in 1847 at the age of 14, graduating as an ensign in 1851, he was assigned to the cavalry arm of horse grenadiers. In the year of graduation he participated in the
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Tomás was the son of Ramón Yávar
Vivanco and María de Dolores Ruiz de Cabrera Morán, he also had two brothers: José Tomás and Germán. His brother, José, followed a military career.
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in San Juan. He then led the main cavalry charge against Merino's
Peruvian forces; Being at the head of his three squads, he headed towards the hills of Chorrillos.
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Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
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