Battle of Iquique
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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. 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.
1879
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Combate de Iquique
Peru, Chile, Peru, 
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Location: -20.2016, -70.1559, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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1879-05-21T00:00:00Z
1879-05-21T00:00:00Z
1879 Battle of Iquique
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Combate Naval de Iquique - Nicolás Guzmán
Sinking of the Chilean corvette Esmaralda by the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar off Iquique, May 21, 1879
COMBAT NAVAL DE IQUIQUE - 1879
Hundimiento de la Esmeralda
Luis Uribe - 1910
Cirujano Cornelio Guzmán
Prat Muerte
Sinking of the Esmeralda during the battle of Iquique
CombateNavalIquique2
Peruanos maniobrando abordo del Huascar| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1879 | Blockade of Iquique | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1879 | Battle of Iquique | Chile, Peru, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1879 | Tarapacá campaign | military campaign | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | Esmeralda | ship | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Naval Museum of Iquique | public museum, naval museum, history museum | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Combate Naval de Iquique - Nicolás Guzmán | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sinking of the Chilean corvette Esmaralda by the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar off Iquique, May 21, 1879 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | COMBAT NAVAL DE IQUIQUE - 1879 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hundimiento de la Esmeralda | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Luis Uribe - 1910 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Cirujano Cornelio Guzmán | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Prat Muerte | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Sinking of the Esmeralda during the battle of Iquique | Commons | ||
| commons | image | CombateNavalIquique2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Peruanos maniobrando abordo del Huascar | Commons | ||
