 As a result, the III Division was placed on the south bank of Surco river.On the vanguard were deployed a company of the "Santiago" 5th Line Regiment and 40 soldiers of the Acongagua Battalion and some artillery pieces, adding up 150 Chilean troops at the north of Barranco.Lagos' division was stationed on the vanguard because it didn't had as many losses as the others at Chorrillos.