Battle of Punta Gruesa

Battle of Punta Gruesa
	Part of the War of the Pacific
	; Naval Combat of Punta Gruesa; The stranding of the Independencia; oil on canvas; Thomas Somerscales
Date	May 21, 1879
Location	near Iquique, Peru (present day Chile)
Result	Chilean victory
Belligerents
Chile	Peru
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Condell	Juan Guillermo More
Strength
1 schooner	1 ironclad
Casualties and losses
3 dead ; 5 wounded	5 dead; 5 wounded; 1 ironclad lost

The Battle of Punta Gruesa was a naval action that took place on May 21, 1879, during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru. This may be labelled as the second part of the Naval Battle of Iquique, although it is described in many sources as a separate battle.

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