Blockade of Callao

Blockade of Callao
	Part of the War of the Pacific
	; An image published on 30 January 1881 by La Ilustración Española y Americana shows Civilians leaving the port before the shelling. Several US flags have been raised to mark neutral soil.
Date	10 April 1880-18 January 1881
Location	Port of Callao12°3′S 77°8′W
Result	Chilean victory
Belligerents
Chile	Peru
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Baquedano	Germán Astete
Strength
1 ironclad; 2 torpedo boats; 3 gunboats; 1 transport	1 monitor; 2 torpedo boats; 1 armed tugboat; 1 training ship; 1 submarine
Casualties and losses
1 torpedo boat; 1 gunboat; 1 transport	1 monitor; 2 torpedo boats; 1 armed tugboat; 1 training ship; 1 submarine
	Location within Lima Blockade of Callao (Peru) Blockade of Callao (South America)

The Blockade of Callao was a military operation that occurred during the War of the Pacific or the Salitre War and that consisted of the Chilean squadron preventing the entry of ships to the port of Callao and the neighboring coves between 10 April 1880 and 17 January 1881.

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