Naval Battle of Arica

Naval Battle of Arica
Part of Blockade of Arica of the War of the Pacific

The Peruvian monitor "Manco Capac" against the Chilean ships "Huascar" and "Magallanes".
DateFriday, 27 February 1880
Location
Result Peruvian victory
Belligerents
 Chile  Peru
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Thomson 
Carlos Condell
Camilo Carrillo
José Lagomarsino
Strength

1 Monitor

1 Gunboat

1 Monitor

Arica land defences

  • 5 batteries with 13 guns of different calibers
Casualties and losses
9 killed
18 wounded
3 killed
4 wounded
5 civilians killed

The Naval Battle of Arica (Spanish: Combate naval de Arica) was a naval battle which took place on 27 February 1880 during the Blockade of Arica as part of the War of the Pacific.[1]

  1. ^ "Today in History". Peruvian Navy. Retrieved 27 August 2021.