Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo
| Capture of the Pilcomayo | |||||||
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| Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific | |||||||
The capture of the Pilcomayo by the Blanco Encalada | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Peru | Chile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nicolás Portal Carlos Ferreyros Manuel Villavicencio |
Galvarino Riveros Luis Anacleto Castillo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 corvette (Unión) 1 gunboat (Pilcomayo) 1 transport (BAP Chalaco) | 1 ironclad (Blanco Encalada) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 lightly wounded, 167 captured, 1 gunboat captured | None | ||||||
The Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo was a battle of the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific. In the battle, the Peruvian gunboat Pilcomayo was captured by the Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada after a brief confrontation.