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Battle of Chipana
The Naval Battle of Chipana took place on 12 April 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru. It was the first naval engagement between both navies and it took place in front of Huanillos, off the (then) Bolivian coast, as the Peruvian corvette Union and gunboat Pilcomayo found the Chilean corvette Magallanes on its way to Iquique. After a two-hour running artillery duel, Union suffered engine problems, the pursuit was called off and Magallanes escaped with minor damage.
See also
War of the Pacific
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