Raids of Huáscar

Raids of Huáscar
Part of the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific

The Huáscar in navigation
DateCoasts of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
Location
May 16, 1879 – October 8, 1879
Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
 Peru Chile
Commanders and leaders
Miguel Grau †
A. García y García		 Juan Rebolledo
Galvarino Cárdenas
Juan José Latorre

The Raids of the Huáscar were a series of raids that occurred by the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar under the command of Miguel Grau Seminario during the War of the Pacific. The actions kept the Chilean government in check for nearly five months which ended after the Battle of Angamos.

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