CHL Squadron At Iquique

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Units
	Operated By Country
	Chile

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Details	4) 2: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank	6) 2: Command Unit Involvement	7) 1: Details
1879 May 19 Peruvian Attack Iquique	N		Prat Arturo		CHL Covadonga \| CHL Esmeralda	Aim: To destroy the Chilean ships at Iquique, then attack a Chilean troop convoy from Valparaiso, then to destroy the water filtration plant at Antofagasto.
1879 05 21 0000 Surface Action At Iquique ##	N	Defeated, one ship sunk and the other forced to flee.	Prat Arturo	Captain	CHL Esmeralda \| CHL Covadonga	Expensive but successful Peruvian attack on the Chilean ships blockading Iquique.

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