| Bombardment of Pisagua | |||||||
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| Part of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
 The bombing of Pisagua, according to an engraving published in La Ilustracion Española y Americana | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Peru |
 Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 José Becerra |
Juan Rebolledo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 300 Soldiers[1] |
Ironclad Blanco Encalada Corvette Chacabuco with around 60 embarked marines | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Military Casualties: At least 6 wounded Civilian Casualties: Several civilians killed, including five women and two children. Several injured[2] | At least 1 dead, 6 wounded[3] | ||||||
The Bombardment of Pisagua, was an act of arms by Chile on Peru that took place on April 18, 1879, within the framework of the naval operations developed during the War of the Pacific. The first civilian casualties of the war were produced there.
- ^ Rubén Vargas Ugarte, "Historia general de la Guerra del Pacífico", page 79
- ^ Tribunal arbitral italo-chileno, "Sentencias pronunciadas por el Tribunal italo-chileno en las reclamaciones deducidas por subditos italianos contra el gobierno de Chile. 1884-1888", page 44
- ^ "Boletín de la Guerra del Pacífico 1879-1881", Bombardeo de Pisagua, page 43