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were captured and the ship was added to the Chilean fleet. By eliminating the most formidable Peruvian ship and Admiral Grau, the Chilean gained control of the sea, which they would retain for the remainder of the conflict. This was the last engagement at sea between the two navies. The Chilean navy
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managed to avoid engagement with the superior battleships of the Chilean navy for six months. Among the actions of these "Excursions of the Huáscar" are the Battle of Antofagasta (May 26, 1879) and the Second Battle Antofagasta (August 28, 1879). The most successful of the excursions was the capture
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Callao was the primary port in Peru, located only eight miles (13 kilometers) from the capital city, Lima. The blockade began on April 10, 1880, and would last until January 17, 1881. Lima was captured by Chilean land forces on December 17, 1880, and when the Peruvian navy got word of this, they
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and France stood by the treaty and refused to accept the legality of Bolivia's act. Since Bolivia did not have any ports because Chile had occupied them, and because Peru discouraged the use of Letters of Marque, the naval conflict was left to be resolved between Chile and Peru.
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which was on board was also captured, making this the largest loss of the Chilean army so far. This caused a crisis in the Chilean government which in turn caused the resignation of Admiral
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scuttled all the ships that were still in Callao's port. The city would be taken a month after Lima on January 17, 1881, which led to the eventual Chilean victory.
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due to his perceived speed advantage, but he was unaware of the upgrades to the ironclad that elevated its speed to 12 knots, which equaled the
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arrived, and by 10:55 AM, the battle was essentially over. After failing to intentionally sink the ship, the remaining crew of the
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The war on the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the allied republics of Peru and Bolivia. 1879-'81
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needed to be eliminated. The battle took place on October 9, 1879, it involved the Chilean ironclads
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began to focus on blockades, and used their weaponry to support land troops, and bombarded cities.
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In 1879 Bolivia did not possess any ships, but on March 26, 1879, Bolivian President
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Worcester, Donald E. (January 1963). "Naval Strategy in the War of the Pacific".
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to any ships willing to go to combat for Bolivia. Bolivia had not signed the
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which was occupied by Admiral Grau, killing him instantly. By 10:10 AM, the
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In one of the first naval tactical moves of the war, the Peruvian port of
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Warships of Chile and Peru at the beginning of the War of the Pacific
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was a naval campaign that took place from 1879 to 1884, involving
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Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1904 between Chile and Bolivia
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commander of the Chilean fleet, who was replaced by Commodore
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Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies
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Thomas Wallace Knox "Decisive Battles Since Waterloo" p. 435
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on July 23, 1879. Not only was the ship captured, but the
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William F. Sater, "Andean Tragedy", pp. 113–114.
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multiple times. At 9:45 AM, one of the shots hit the
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The power of the Chilean navy was based on the twin
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Boundary treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina
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291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 263: 262: 260:Naval campaign 254: 251: 250: 239: 238: 231: 224: 216: 208: 207: 178: 143: 142: 138: 137: 125: 112: 111: 107: 106: 103: 102: 101: 100: 92: 88: 87: 77: 75: 71: 70: 67: 59: 58: 40: 39: 32: 31: 25: 24: 19:Main article: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3262: 3251: 3248: 3247: 3245: 3226: 3223: 3221: 3218: 3216: 3213: 3212: 3210: 3206: 3200: 3199:Sofanor Parra 3197: 3195: 3192: 3190: 3187: 3185: 3182: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3170: 3167: 3165: 3162: 3160: 3157: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3125: 3122: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3112: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3095: 3092: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3082: 3080: 3077: 3075: 3072: 3070: 3069:Tomás Guevara 3067: 3065: 3062: 3060: 3059:Erasmo Escala 3057: 3055: 3052: 3050: 3047: 3045: 3042: 3040: 3037: 3035: 3032: 3030: 3027: 3025: 3022: 3020: 3017: 3015: 3012: 3010: 3007: 3005: 3002: 3000: 2997: 2995: 2994:Irene Morales 2992: 2991: 2989: 2985: 2979: 2978:Ismael Montes 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2964: 2963:Hilarión Daza 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2949: 2946: 2945: 2943: 2939: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2910: 2908: 2905: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2849: 2847: 2843: 2840: 2836: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2808: 2807: 2805: 2801: 2795: 2792: 2790: 2787: 2785: 2782: 2781: 2779: 2775: 2772: 2768: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2739: 2737: 2733: 2727: 2724: 2723: 2721: 2717: 2711: 2708: 2706: 2703: 2702: 2700: 2696: 2690: 2687: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2662: 2660: 2657: 2656: 2654: 2650: 2644: 2641: 2639: 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2619: 2616: 2615: 2613: 2609: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2584: 2581: 2578: 2575: 2574: 2571: 2568: 2567: 2563: 2562: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2540: 2537:Naval Battles 2536: 2535: 2532: 2529: 2528: 2525: 2522: 2519: 2518: 2515: 2512: 2511: 2508: 2505: 2504: 2502: 2498: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2477: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2468: 2466: 2462: 2459: 2455: 2445: 2442: 2441: 2439: 2435: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2420: 2418: 2414: 2411: 2407: 2403: 2396: 2391: 2389: 2384: 2382: 2377: 2376: 2373: 2362: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2344: 2340: 2336: 2329: 2321: 2317: 2313: 2309: 2305: 2301: 2294: 2286: 2282: 2277: 2272: 2268: 2264: 2260: 2253: 2251: 2249: 2240: 2236: 2232: 2225: 2223: 2213: 2204: 2203: 2199: 2190: 2181: 2180: 2176: 2167: 2166: 2162: 2158: 2148: 2147: 2142: 2141: 2135: 2130: 2120: 2118: 2113: 2111: 2107: 2103: 2093: 2090: 2086: 2085: 2080: 2076: 2075:conning tower 2072: 2068: 2064: 2060: 2056: 2054: 2049: 2048: 2043: 2041: 2036: 2035: 2030: 2028: 2023: 2022: 2017: 2016: 2011: 2010: 2005: 2004: 1999: 1998: 1993: 1989: 1985: 1981: 1975: 1968: 1962: 1960: 1956: 1952: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1935: 1925: 1923: 1919: 1918:Independencia 1915: 1914: 1909: 1908:Independencia 1905: 1904: 1899: 1898: 1893: 1889: 1883: 1879: 1875: 1856: 1854: 1852: 1850: 1848: 1846: 1844: 1839: 1838: 1833: 1827: 1816: 1815: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1801: 1799: 1796: 1793: 1791: 1788: 1783: 1782: 1777: 1771: 1760: 1759: 1754: 1751: 1750:Torpedo boats 1747: 1744: 1742: 1740: 1738: 1736: 1734: 1732: 1729: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1716: 1713: 1712: 1709: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1701: 1699: 1697: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1680: 1678: 1675: 1674: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1659: 1656: 1653: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1642: 1639: 1636: 1634: 1631: 1630: 1626: 1624: 1622: 1619: 1616: 1613: 1610: 1602: 1591: 1590: 1585: 1581: 1579: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1567: 1564: 1561: 1556: 1550: 1539: 1538: 1533: 1529: 1526: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1515: 1512: 1507: 1504: 1498: 1487: 1486: 1481: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1455: 1449: 1438: 1437: 1432: 1426: 1423: 1417: 1406: 1405: 1396: 1393: 1387: 1376: 1375: 1370: 1364: 1358: 1347: 1346: 1337: 1334: 1328: 1317: 1316: 1311: 1308: 1304: 1283: 1282: 1276: 1274: 1272: 1270: 1268: 1266: 1264: 1263: 1242: 1241: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1229: 1227: 1225: 1223: 1222: 1219: 1215: 1209: 1206: 1176: 1175: 1174:Independencia 1166: 1165: 1160: 1157: 1154: 1136: 1135: 1130: 1124: 1094: 1093: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1075: 1072: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1045: 1041: 1033: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1005: 1000: 993: 987: 977: 969: 963: 958: 953: 945: 940: 933: 927: 923: 917: 915: 911: 907: 904: 900: 899: 895: 891: 888: 884: 883: 882:Independencia 879: 874: 872: 871: 867: 863: 862: 858: 854: 853: 848: 847: 842: 841: 836: 835: 831: 827: 823: 819: 814: 811: 807: 803: 799: 789: 787: 783: 779: 775: 771: 769: 764: 763: 742: 741:Titicaca Lake 739: 737: 734: 733: 732: 731: 725: 722: 720: 717: 715: 712: 711: 710: 709: 708: 701: 698: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 632: 631: 630: 629: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 582: 579: 577: 574: 573: 572: 571: 570: 565: 564: 563: 557: 556: 555: 547: 544: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 503: 502: 501: 500: 499:Lima campaign 495: 494: 493: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 442: 441: 440: 439: 432: 429: 427: 426:San Francisco 424: 422: 419: 417: 414: 413: 412: 411: 410: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 384: 383: 382: 381: 376: 375: 372: 369: 368: 363: 360: 356: 353: 351: 348: 347: 346: 343: 341: 340: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 318: 314: 312: 309: 307: 304: 302: 301: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 266: 265: 264: 261: 258: 257: 252: 247: 237: 232: 230: 225: 223: 218: 217: 214: 203: 197: 195: 189: 184: 179: 177: 172: 166: 161: 155: 154:Juan Williams 150: 145: 144: 139: 136: 131: 126: 124: 119: 114: 113: 108: 98: 97: 96: 93: 90: 89: 85: 84:South America 81: 80:Pacific Ocean 76: 73: 72: 68: 65: 64: 60: 56: 52: 46: 41: 38: 33: 28: 22: 3174:Aníbal Pinto 2902:Juan Fanning 2897:Juan Buendía 2576:Land Battles 2523: 2409:Participants 2342: 2338: 2328: 2306:(1): 31–37. 2303: 2299: 2293: 2266: 2262: 2230: 2212: 2198: 2189: 2175: 2161: 2145: 2132: 2114: 2109: 2105: 2099: 2088: 2082: 2078: 2070: 2066: 2062: 2058: 2051: 2045: 2038: 2032: 2025: 2019: 2013: 2007: 2001: 1995: 1991: 1979: 1977: 1966: 1958: 1946: 1938: 1933: 1931: 1922:Punta Gruesa 1917: 1911: 1907: 1901: 1896: 1885: 1835:2 × 14-inch 1834: 1812: 1779:2 × 14-inch 1778: 1756: 1749: 1676: 1632: 1587: 1577: 1554: 1536: 1505: 1502: 1483: 1453: 1434: 1424: 1421: 1402: 1394: 1391: 1372: 1362: 1343: 1335: 1332: 1313: 1307:Wooden ships 1306: 1280: 1239: 1217: 1207: 1204: 1172: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1133: 1122: 1091: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1050: 1043: 913: 909: 905: 896: 889: 880: 875: 868: 859: 850: 844: 838: 832: 825: 821: 815: 795: 776:(as well as 766: 759: 757: 729: 728: 705: 704: 655:Llocllapampa 626: 625: 576:San Jerónimo 567: 566: 560: 559: 552: 551: 497: 496: 490: 489: 436: 435: 407: 406: 378: 377: 350:Naval Battle 338: 328:Punta Arenas 316: 299: 294:Punta Gruesa 259: 193: 110:Belligerents 94: 50: 3189:Juana López 3089:Arturo Prat 3074:Pedro Lagos 2464:preliminary 2012:and wooden 1863:Engagements 1240:Manco Cápac 914:Manco Cápac 695:Huamantanga 690:2nd Purhuay 611:Cieneguilla 596:1st Purhuay 511:Yerba Buena 460:Los Ángeles 311:3rd Iquique 289:2nd Iquique 269:1st Iquique 188:Miguel Grau 69:1879 – 1881 3139:Luis Uribe 3014:Juan Bravo 2564:Amphibious 2153:References 1485:Magallanes 864:, and the 861:Magallanes 724:2nd Pachía 714:Huamachuco 685:Tarmatambo 675:Concepción 670:2nd Pucará 650:Huaripampa 645:Sierralumi 635:1st Pucará 606:1st Pachía 541:Miraflores 526:El Manzano 470:Buenavista 392:Río Grande 362:2nd Callao 284:1st Callao 2838:Personnel 2803:Aftermath 2361:2224-0020 2320:0885-3118 2285:2224-0020 2146:Colo Colo 2110:Covadonga 1945:regiment 1913:Covadonga 1903:Esmeralda 1758:Colo Colo 1611:Talismán 1589:Esmeralda 1537:Covadonga 1404:Pilcomayo 1374:Chacabuco 1315:O'Higgins 1281:Atahualpa 1032:Artillery 976:Artillery 910:Atahualpa 906:Pilcomayo 870:Covadonga 852:Esmeralda 840:Chacabuco 834:O'Higgins 830:corvettes 768:Saltpeter 719:Izcuchaca 680:San Pablo 640:Acuchimay 621:Guadalupe 601:Calientes 397:Quillagua 339:Pilcomayo 3244:Category 2506:Refugees 2457:Timeline 2138:See also 2106:Cochrane 2079:Huáscar, 2067:Cochrane 2059:Huáscar. 2053:Cochrane 2040:Cochrane 2021:Cochrane 2000:and the 1997:Cochrane 1633:Amazonas 1562:Chalaco 1148:up to 9 1066:up to 9 1052:Cochrane 894:corvette 885:and the 866:schooner 822:Cochrane 736:Arequipa 665:La Oroya 591:Verrugas 455:Mollendo 450:Moquegua 431:Tarapacá 402:Tambillo 74:Location 35:Part of 2941:Bolivia 2777:General 2770:Aspects 2428:Bolivia 2239:3682289 2089:Huáscar 2077:of the 2071:Huáscar 2063:Huáscar 2047:Huáscar 2034:Huáscar 2027:Huáscar 2009:Huáscar 1992:Huáscar 1980:Huáscar 1967:Huáscar 1959:Huáscar 1943:cavalry 1934:Huáscar 1897:Huáscar 1888:Iquique 1814:Tupacel 1714:Toltén 1677:Angamos 1461:Limeña 1196:⁄ 1145:9–12.8 1114:⁄ 1092:Huascar 1063:9–12.8 1027:Armour 986:Warship 971:(Inch) 926:Warship 903:gunboat 890:Huáscar 887:monitor 857:gunboat 810:Britain 780:), and 778:Bolivia 660:Chupaca 586:Sángrar 465:Locumba 416:Pisagua 355:Rupture 333:Angamos 300:Huáscar 279:Pisagua 274:Chipana 194:† 51:Huáscar 3208:Others 2735:Ending 2416:Allied 2359:  2318:  2283:  2237:  2065:, the 1880:, and 1681:1,180 1654:Mayro 1640:2,400 1637:1,970 1620:10–11 1571:12–14 1565:1,000 1516:1,159 1513:Oroya 1493:1,200 1464:1,163 1415:10–11 1382:1,200 1379:1,670 1356:12–13 1350:1.150 1323:1,200 1320:1,670 1286:1,034 1245:1,034 1185:12–13 1182:1,500 1179:2,004 1142:3,000 1139:3,560 1103:10–11 1100:1,200 1097:1,130 1060:2,000 1057:3,560 1010:Horse- 968:Armour 950:Horse- 901:, the 855:, the 849:, and 616:Motupe 516:Bujama 506:Chilca 485:Tarata 387:Calama 190:  91:Result 2987:Chile 2444:Chile 2437:Chile 2345:(1). 2269:(1). 2102:Arica 2015:Unión 1939:Rímac 1842:1880 1825:12.5 1786:1880 1769:12.5 1730:1875 1695:1875 1671:1861 1651:1874 1627:1871 1608:1854 1582:1893 1559:1858 1530:1873 1510:1872 1478:1860 1458:1864 1441:1,05 1436:Abtao 1429:1874 1399:1866 1385:8-10 1367:1864 1345:Unión 1340:1866 1301:1864 1260:1864 1212:1865 1169:1875 1127:1865 1087:1874 1038:Year 1036:Built 1030:Main 1022:Knots 1017:Speed 1012:power 1004:L.ton 982:Year 980:Built 974:Main 962:Knots 957:Speed 952:power 944:L.ton 898:Unión 846:Abtao 782:Chile 521:Humay 480:Arica 475:Tacna 345:Arica 317:Rímac 123:Chile 2845:Peru 2719:1883 2698:1882 2652:1881 2611:1880 2500:1879 2423:Peru 2357:ISSN 2316:ISSN 2281:ISSN 2235:OCLC 1830:2 × 1802:2 × 1794:100 1774:2 × 1723:270 1720:240 1717:240 1684:480 1663:5–6 1660:250 1657:671 1614:310 1597:200 1594:850 1568:300 1545:140 1542:412 1519:400 1490:950 1467:450 1444:300 1412:180 1409:600 1353:450 1289:320 1248:320 1162:2 × 1080:1 × 999:tons 939:tons 912:and 824:and 774:Peru 770:war, 758:The 707:1883 628:1882 569:1881 546:Lima 135:Peru 66:Date 2347:doi 2308:doi 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Index

War of the Pacific
War of the Pacific

Thomas Somerscales
Pacific Ocean
South America
Chile
Chile
Peru
Peru
Chile
Juan Williams
Chile
Galvarino Riveros
Chile
Juan José Latorre
Peru
Miguel Grau

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War of the Pacific
Naval campaign
1st Iquique
Chipana
Pisagua
1st Callao
2nd Iquique

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