Battle of Angamos
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The Battle of Angamos was a decisive 1879 naval engagement in the War of the Pacific in which the Chilean fleet captured the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar, securing Chilean control of the sea.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Combate naval de Angamos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualty | death of Miguel Grau Seminario ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderForChile |
Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan José Latorre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantCommanderForPeru | Miguel Grau Seminario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Galvarino Riveros Cárdenas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juan José Latorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Grau Seminario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 8 October 1879 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chilean amphibious operations along the Peruvian and Bolivian coasts ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | Huáscar incorporated into the Chilean Navy ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Conflicts in 1879
ⓘ
Naval battles involving Chile ⓘ Naval battles involving Peru ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | commemorated annually in Chile and Peru ⓘ |
| hasType | ironclad engagement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Antofagasta ⓘ off Punta Angamos ⓘ |
| navalTheater | Northern Chilean and southern Peruvian coast ⓘ |
| outcome |
Chilean control of the sea
ⓘ
capture of the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | naval campaign of 1879 in the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| region | Atacama Desert coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Iquique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Chilean victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
Almirante Cochrane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blanco Encalada NERFINISHED ⓘ Covadonga NERFINISHED ⓘ Huáscar NERFINISHED ⓘ Loa NERFINISHED ⓘ Matías Cousiño NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive naval engagement of the War of the Pacific
ⓘ
secured Chilean naval supremacy ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | Chilean fleet divided into two squadrons to trap Huáscar ⓘ |
| year | 1879 ⓘ |
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