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War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
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War of the Pacific
Territorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–83)
The War of the Pacific, also known by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with victory for Chile, which gained a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Angamos
1879 naval battle during the War of the Pacific
The Battle of Angamos was a naval encounter of the War of the Pacific fought between the navies of Chile and Perú at Punta Angamos, on 8 October 1879. The battle was the culminating point of a naval campaign that lasted about five months in which the Chilean Navy had the sole…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)