Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo

Capture of the Pilcomayo
Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific

The capture of the Pilcomayo by the Blanco Encalada
DateNovember 18, 1879
Location
Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
 Peru Chile
Commanders and leaders
Nicolás Portal
Carlos Ferreyros  Surrendered
Manuel Villavicencio
Galvarino Riveros
Luis Anacleto Castillo
Strength
1 corvette (Unión)
1 gunboat (Pilcomayo)
1 transport (BAP Chalaco [es])
1 ironclad (Blanco Encalada)
Casualties and losses
2 lightly wounded, 167 captured, 1 gunboat captured[a] None

The Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo was a battle of the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific. In the battle, the Peruvian gunboat Pilcomayo was captured by the Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada after a brief confrontation.
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