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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
naval battle
alsoKnownAs Battle of Iquique
surface form: Combate Naval de Iquique
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

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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
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
surface form: Arturo Prat boarded Huáscar and was killed in action
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
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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Arturo Prat Chacón participantIn Battle of Iquique
Prat notableFor Battle of Iquique
subject surface form: Arturo Prat Chacón
War of the Pacific notableBattle Battle of Iquique
Chilean corvette Esmeralda battle Battle of Iquique
Chilean corvette Esmeralda service Battle of Iquique
this entity surface form: Chilean Navy in the War of the Pacific
Battle of Iquique alsoKnownAs Battle of Iquique
this entity surface form: Combate Naval de Iquique
Corvette Esmeralda battle Battle of Iquique
Blanca Estela Prat Carvajal associatedWith Battle of Iquique
Carmela Carvajal Briones spouseDiedIn Battle of Iquique