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====[[War of the Pacific]] (1879–1883)==== * 1879 ** 12 April [[Battle of Chipana]] – Minor skirmish between Chilean and Peruvian ships, no casualties. ** 18 April [[Bombardment of Pisagua]] – Two Chilean ships open fire on Peruvian land positions with high civilian casualties, attempted amphibious landing repelled. ** 21 May [[Naval Battle of Iquique]] – Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar'' sinks Chilean corvette ''Esmeralda''. ** 21 May [[Battle of Punta Gruesa]] – Chilean schooner ''Covadonga'' sinks Peruvian ironclad ''Independencia''. ** 26 May [[First Battle of Antofagasta]] – Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar'' raids Chilean port of Antofagasta and engages the schooner ''Covadonga''. ** 10 July [[Second Battle of Iquique]] – Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar'' engages Chilean ironclad ''Almirante Cochrane'' and corvette ''Magallanes''. ** 28 August [[Second Battle of Antofagasta]] – Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar'' engages Chilean corvettes ''Abato'' and ''Magallanes''. ** 8 October [[Naval Battle of Angamos]] – Chilean ships capture Peruvian ironclad ''Huáscar''. ** 18 November [[Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo|Capture of the corvette ''Pilcomayo'']] – Chilean ironclad ''Blanco Encalada'' engages and captures Peruvian corvette ''Pilcomayo'' * 1880 ** 27 February [[Naval Battle of Arica]] – Now Chilean ironclad ''Huáscar'' and corvette ''Magallanes'' engage Peruvian monitor ''Manco Capac''. ** 17 March [[Rupture of the Blockade of Arica]] – Pairs of Chilean and Peruvian ironclads engage each other off Arica.
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