1879 04 12 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Chipana Chile

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Engagement	1879 04 12 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Chipana Chile

Start YMDHM	1879_04_12_0000
Served By Link	http://members.lycos.co.uk/Juan39/BATTLE_OF_IQUIQUE.html
Included In Activity	1879 Feb 14 Chilean Conquest Tarapaca Antofagasta
Primary Unit Involvement	PER Chipana Squadron - 1879 04 12 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Chipana Chile
Opposing Unit Involvement	CHL Magallanes - 1879 04 12 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Chipana Chile
Ship Age	5.28yr
Commanded By	Latorre Juan Jose
Rank	CDR
Activity Type	Engagement
Conducted By Country	Peru
Conducted Against Country	Chile
Engagement Type	Surface Action
Activity Class	Moderate
Completeness	Order Of Battle Complete \| Units Entered

	Details
	Peruvian corvettes Union and Pilcomayo encountered the Chilean corvette Magallanes which had to flee to avoid capture.

Places
1) Location Place	2) 1: Included In Place	3) 2: Depicted In Image
Chipana Chile	Chile

Unit Involvements
Command	Ship Age
PER Union
PER Union	15.28yr

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