Battle of Abtao

The Battle of Abtao was a naval action fought on February 7, 1866, during the Chincha Islands War, between a Spanish squadron and a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao in the Gulf of Ancud near Chiloé Archipelago in south-central Chile. It was limited to a long-range exchange of fire between the two squadrons, as the allied ships, anchored behind the island, were protected by shallow waters inaccessible to the Spanish ships, whose gunnery, nevertheless, proved more accurate and inflicted damage to the Chilean and Peruvian ships.

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1866 Battle of Abtao

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Combat d'Abtao

Naval Battle of Abtao (1866)

Les frégates espagnoles au combat d'Abtao

Grabado del Combate de Abtao en 1866

Combate de Abtao-3

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Blanca y Villa de Madrid

17 Abtao, Challahué, 7 febrero 1866. Archivo Histórico de Marina

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1866	Battle of Abtao	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Combat d'Abtao		Commons
commons	image		Naval Battle of Abtao (1866)		Commons
commons	image		Les frégates espagnoles au combat d'Abtao		Commons
commons	image		Grabado del Combate de Abtao en 1866		Commons
commons	image		Combate de Abtao-3		Commons
commons	image		64-AbtaoX12		Commons
commons	image		Blanca y Villa de Madrid		Commons
commons	image		17 Abtao, Challahué, 7 febrero 1866. Archivo Histórico de Marina		Commons