After checking the terrain and weeks of preparations the high command decided to strike at Pisagua, a small port with a suitable bay for unloading the army contingent and supplies.
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The Chilean government in Santiago didn't trust in the armed forces high command cappabilities since both the Army Commander in Chief and the Navy Admiral were War of the Confederation veterans, a conflict fought almost half a century ago.
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