Battle of Iquique
The Battle of Iquique was a naval engagement on 21 May 1879, during the War of the Pacific, where a Chilean corvette commanded by Arturo Prat Chacón faced a Peruvian ironclad under Miguel Grau Seminario. The battle occurred off the port of Iquique, Peru, and ended with the sinking of the Chilean wooden corvette Esmeralda by the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar after four hours of combat, marking a victory for Peru.
| Battle of Iquique | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
Sinking of the Esmeralda during the Battle of Iquique, Thomas Somerscales | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Peru | Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Miguel Grau | Arturo Prat † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 ironclads | 2 corvettes | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 8 killed and wounded |
143 killed and wounded 57 captured 1 corvette sunk | ||||||
Location within Chile Battle of Iquique (South America) Battle of Iquique (America) | |||||||
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