Chilean North Operations Army
The Chilean Army was under the command of General Manuel Baquedano Gonzalez, with Colonel Velasquez as his Chief of Staff. The army was divided into five infantry divisions, with three cavalry regiments and thirty seven artillery pieces as it follows:
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