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Naval Battle of Arica

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casualties, were the aspirant Eulogio Goycolea and the sailor Luis Segundo Ugarte, who was one of the sailors on the Esmeralda that tried to board the Huáscar in the combat on May 21 in Iquique. Huáscar's second commander, 1st Lieutenant Emilio Valverde, and 2nd Lieutenant Tomás Pérez, were wounded. Another strong grenade hit the forearm, causing severe damage. The Huascar retired and together with the Magallanes, took their usual position in the lock.
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hits the chest of Commander Thomson who was on the poop deck, killing him instantly. The shot also knocked over a mast and destroyed the signal code. In the meantime, the engineers managed to get the engine back into operation, so Lieutenant Valverde removed the ship from the line of fire and Captain
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approach the coast to cannonade the train. Again, combat was engaged with the Peruvian defences, including the batteries located on the beach. The Huáscar receives a direct hit that exploded next to the cannon of the port fortress , killing 8 servants and injuring 12 others. Among the fatal
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approached the coast, near the island of Alacrán, to reconnoitre the state of the forts that defended the port of Arica. As a result of this approach, the Peruvian defences of the Morro de Arica, under the command of Colonel
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An hour later, Commander Manuel Thomson orders an attack on the Peruvian monitor without initial consequences given the distance of 3,200m. At 2:30 pm, when the
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engine fails and the ship is immobilised. The Peruvians noticed this and concentrated fire on the immobile ship. A projectile from the
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the city's ground defenses. These defenses had a range of 3.5 km, providing a large covering zone for the remaining Peruvian
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At 11:00 a.m., the lookouts of the Chilean ships spot a train coming from Tacna heading to Arica, so for the second time the
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was at 1800m, it opened fire but is weakened because one of its two guns got struck. During the combat the
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Parte oficial del combate naval de Arica por el capitán de fragata José Sánchez Lagomarsino
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The battle itself consists of three separate engagements all taking place on the same day.
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The Peruvian monitor "Manco Capac" against the Chilean ships "Huascar" and "Magallanes".
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arrived in Arica on 25 February in order to take the place of the warship
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The blockade of Arica was conducted by the Chilean navy's ships
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to notify Commander General of the Squadron, Rear Admiral
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to the port at 3:30 pm, where it anchored at 4:30 pm.
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Blockade of Arica
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Arica
Peru
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Chile
Peru
Manuel Thomson

Carlos Condell
Camilo Carrillo
José Lagomarsino
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Huáscar
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Manco Cápac

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