What the records say
- When
- 31 Mar 1866
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 33.05° S, 71.62° W
- Description
- 1866 battle between Spain and Chile on the coast of Valparaíso
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Bombardment of Valparaíso
Battle between Spain and Chile on the coast of Valparaíso
The bombardment of Valparaíso on 31 March 1866 took place during the Chincha Islands War, when a Spanish fleet shelled, burned and destroyed the undefended port of Valparaíso.
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- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bombardment of Valparaíso”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei der sechsstündigen Bombardierung von Valparaíso kommen fünf Menschen ums Leben”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “une flotte espagnole bombarde Valparaiso au Chili”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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