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Second Battle of Antofagasta | |||||||
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Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
The Abtao damaged by the Huáscar | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Peru | Chile | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Miguel Grau Carlos de los Heros † |
Erasmo Escala Juan José Latorre Aureliano Sánchez † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 ironclad |
Land: 1 300lb. gun 3 150lb. guns Naval: 2 corvettes | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed, 1 injured | 10 killed, 12 wounded |
The Second Battle of Antofagasta took place during the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific between the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar against the Chilean corvettes Abtao and Magallanes as well as the land defenses at Antofagasta.