Naval Battle of Arica
| Naval Battle of Arica | |||||||
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| Part of Blockade of Arica of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
The Peruvian monitor "Manco Capac" against the Chilean ships "Huascar" and "Magallanes". | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chile | Peru | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Manuel Thomson † Carlos Condell |
Camilo Carrillo José Lagomarsino | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 Monitor 1 Gunboat |
1 Monitor Arica land defences
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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9 killed 18 wounded |
3 killed 4 wounded 5 civilians killed | ||||||
The Naval Battle of Arica (Spanish: Combate naval de Arica) was a naval battle which took place on 27 February 1880 during the Blockade of Arica as part of the War of the Pacific.