What the records say
- When
- 23 Apr 1891
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 27.06° S, 70.83° W
- Description
- 1891 battle
Battle of Caldera Bay
Naval battle during the 1891 Chilean Civil War
The Battle of Caldera Bay, or the Sinking of Blanco Encalada, was a naval engagement fought in the Caldera Bay during the 1891 Chilean Civil War between Balmacedist and Congressional naval forces on 23 April 1891. It involved two Balmacedist torpedo boats of the Almirante Lynch-class, and the Congressional armored frigate Blanco Encalada.
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