Battle of Iquique

Battle of Iquique
Part of the War of the Pacific

Sinking of the Esmeralda during the Battle of Iquique, Thomas Somerscales
DateMay 21, 1879
Location
Result Peruvian victory
Belligerents
Peru Chile
Commanders and leaders
Miguel Grau Arturo Prat 
Strength
2 ironclads 2 corvettes
Casualties and losses
8 killed and wounded 143 killed and wounded
57 captured
1 corvette sunk

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 Seminario. 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.