| First Battle of Antofagasta | |||||||
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| Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
.jpg) Chilean soldiers in Antofagasta | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Peru |
 Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Miguel Grau |
 Justo Arteaga Cuevas Carlos Condell | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1 ironclad (Huáscar) |
3 x 150 lb. cannons 1 schooner (Virgen de Covadonga) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed, 2 wounded |
1 cannon 220 killed or wounded | ||||||
The First Battle of Antofagasta or the Bombardment of Antofagasta took place during the War of the Pacific. It was the first nightly raid of the War as well as the first raid of the Huáscar in a campaign to destroy and capture Chilean ports and ships.