What the records say
- When
- 31 Aug 1828
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 3.50° S, 80.49° W
- Description
- 1828 Gran Columbia-Peru War naval battle
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Punta Malpelo
1828 Gran Columbia-Peru War naval battle
The Battle of Punta Malpelo was a naval encounter between a Peruvian corvette and two Gran Colombian vessels on 31 August 1828, near the port of Guayaquil, and was the first major combat of the Peruvian Navy as an independent force of the newborn Peruvian nation.
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