Battle of Chipana

Quando

12 de abr. de 1879

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

42.27° N, 2.82° E

Description

1879 battle

Posicionado em: middle of related events.

The Battle of Chipana took place on 12 April 1879, during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru. It was the first naval engagement between both navies and took place in front of Huanillos, off the (then) Bolivian coast, as the Peruvian corvette Unión and gunboat Pilcomayo found the Chilean corvette Magallanes on its way to Iquique.

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