Just prior to this war, the eventual losers sponsored an attempt by Ramon Freire to overthrow the government of the eventual winners.
France briefly participated in this war by launching a naval blockade, but withdrew under the Mackau-Arana treaty. Admiral Manuel Blanco was put on trial for treason for negotiating an unauthorized peace treaty during this war. Just prior to this war, the eventual losers sponsored an attempt by Ramon Freire to overthrow the government of the eventual winners. Diego Portales, the powerful defense minister who started this war, was assassinated in its second year, greatly increasing public support for this conflict on the winning side. The decisive battles of this war were the naval Battle of Casma and the Battle of Yungay on land. This war stopped the ambitions of General Andres de Santa Cruz and ended with the occupation of Lima. For 10 points, name this 1836-39 war in which Chile and Argentina successfully prevented the merging of Bolivia and Peru into a single country.
France briefly participated in this war by launching a naval blockade, but withdrew under the Mackau-Arana treaty.
War of the Confederation [or War of the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation; or Guerra de la Confederacion; or Guerra contra la Confederacion Peru-Boliviana]