✦ History

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War

July 5, 1941 – January 29, 1942

Result Peruvian victory

Peru and Ecuador fought a border war. Peru won, and the Rio Protocol of 1942 gave Peru most of the disputed lands.

Contemporaries

Peru

Ecuador

Peru
Ecuador
Manuel Prado Ugarteche belligerent leader Eloy Gaspar Ureta military commander
Carlos Arroyo belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Strength
10,000
Tanks
11
Guns
24
Strength
17,300

Units

Peruvian Army Republican Guard (Peru) Peruvian Navy Peruvian Air Force

Before and after

Ended by
Rio Protocol January 29, 1942

Related events 1 degree away • 2 degrees away

1942
 
Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
 
Rio Protocol