What the records say
- When
- 29 May 1877
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 0.00° N, 160.00° W
- Description
- 1877 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Pacocha
1877 battle
The Battle of Pacocha took place on 29 May 1877 between the rebel-held Peruvian monitor Huáscar and the Royal Navy warships HMS Shah and HMS Amethyst. The vessels did not inflict significant damage on each other, however the battle is notable for seeing the first combat use of the self-propelled torpedo.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “incident naval de Pacocha, pendant la rébellion de Nicolas de Pierola contre le gouvernement péruvien de Mariano Ignacio Prado”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page