Battle of Iquique
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The Battle of Iquique was a pivotal 1879 naval engagement of the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru, remembered especially for Chilean captain Arturo Prat’s heroic but fatal stand aboard the corvette Esmeralda.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Iquique canonical | 10 |
| Chilean Navy in the War of the Pacific | 1 |
| Combate Naval de Iquique | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Iquique Context triple: [Arturo Prat Chacón, participantIn, Battle of Iquique]
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Battle of Lircay
The Battle of Lircay was the decisive 1830 military engagement in Chile that ended the Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830 and consolidated conservative political dominance in the country.
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Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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Battle of Maipú
The Battle of Maipú was a decisive 1818 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces secured Chile’s independence from Spanish rule.
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Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was a World War II naval engagement in December 1939 in which British cruisers confronted and ultimately forced the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay.
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E.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Iquique Target entity description: The Battle of Iquique was a pivotal 1879 naval engagement of the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru, remembered especially for Chilean captain Arturo Prat’s heroic but fatal stand aboard the corvette Esmeralda.
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A.
Battle of Lircay
The Battle of Lircay was the decisive 1830 military engagement in Chile that ended the Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830 and consolidated conservative political dominance in the country.
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B.
Finisterre Range campaign
The Finisterre Range campaign was a World War II series of Allied operations in New Guinea aimed at dislodging Japanese forces from the rugged Finisterre mountain range to secure vital inland routes.
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C.
Battle of Maipú
The Battle of Maipú was a decisive 1818 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces secured Chile’s independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was a World War II naval engagement in December 1939 in which British cruisers confronted and ultimately forced the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee off the coast of Uruguay.
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E.
Battle of Cape Spartivento
The Battle of Cape Spartivento was a World War II naval engagement in the Mediterranean Sea between British-led Allied forces and the Italian Regia Marina in November 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Iquique
ⓘ
surface form:
Combate Naval de Iquique
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| belligerent |
Chile
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| causeContext | dispute over nitrate-rich territories in the Atacama Desert ⓘ |
| combatant |
Chilean Navy
ⓘ
Peruvian Navy ⓘ |
| commander |
Arturo Prat Chacón
ⓘ
surface form:
Arturo Prat
Miguel Grau ⓘ |
| commanderForChile |
Arturo Prat Chacón
ⓘ
surface form:
Arturo Prat
|
| commanderForPeru | Miguel Grau ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Navy Day in Chile ⓘ |
| commemorationDateInChile | May 21 ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| countryOfHeroicFigure | Chile ⓘ |
| countryWhosePortWasIquiqueAtTheTime | Peru ⓘ |
| date | 1879-05-21 ⓘ |
| front | maritime front of the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| heroicFigure |
Arturo Prat Chacón
ⓘ
surface form:
Arturo Prat
|
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| killedPerson |
Arturo Prat Chacón
ⓘ
surface form:
Arturo Prat
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| laterTerritorialStatusOfIquique | annexed by Chile after War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| legacy |
central episode in Chilean naval tradition
ⓘ
subject of numerous Chilean monuments and memorials ⓘ |
| location |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
near Iquique, then Peruvian territory ⓘ off the port of Iquique ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Captain Arturo Prat Chacón
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surface form:
Arturo Prat boarded Huáscar and was killed in action
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| outcomeForEsmeralda | sunk ⓘ |
| outcomeForHuáscar | survived ⓘ |
| partOf | War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chilean blockade of Iquique ⓘ |
| primaryEngagementBetween | Esmeralda and Huáscar ⓘ |
| result | Peruvian victory ⓘ |
| shipInvolved |
Chilean corvette Esmeralda
ⓘ
Peruvian ironclad Huáscar ⓘ
surface form:
Peruvian armored frigate Independencia
Peruvian ironclad Huáscar ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted Chilean national morale despite defeat
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elevated Arturo Prat as a Chilean national hero ⓘ important early naval action of the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveForChile | maintain blockade of Iquique ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveForPeru | break Chilean blockade of Iquique ⓘ |
| tacticUsed | ramming of Esmeralda by Huáscar ⓘ |
| theater | naval theater of the War of the Pacific ⓘ |
| year | 1879 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Iquique Description of subject: The Battle of Iquique was a pivotal 1879 naval engagement of the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru, remembered especially for Chilean captain Arturo Prat’s heroic but fatal stand aboard the corvette Esmeralda.
Referenced by (12)
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