Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo
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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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Capture of the Pilcomayo | |||||||
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Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
The capture of the Pilcomayo by the Blanco Encalada | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Peru | Chile | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nicolás Portal Carlos Ferreyros 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[lower-alpha 1] | None |
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