Chincha Islands War information

The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War (Spanish: Guerra hispano-sudamericana), was a series of coastal and naval battles between...

The Chincha Islands (Spanish: Islas Chincha) are a group of three small islands 21 kilometres (13 mi) off the southwest coast of Peru, to which they belong...

prolific examples of resource war in history is the conflict over Chincha Island guano in the late 19th century. The Chincha Islands of Peru are situated off...

six merchant ships. 26 March Komandorski Islands – US cruiser force intercepts a Japanese Aleutian Islands convoy 28 March Convoy RS 3 – German U-boats...

frigate Astraea. The Chincha Islands, which are off the coast of Peru near Chincha and Pisco, were the focal point of the Chincha Islands War between Peru and...

in Peru Chincha Islands, a group of islands off the coast of Peru Chincha Province, one of five provinces of the Ica Region of Peru Chincha Alta District...

barque, captured by the Danish corvette Dagmar off Hamburg. The Chincha Islands War (1864 – 1866) was a mostly naval conflict between Spain and her former...

pre-Columbian Saltpeter War, in what is now Mexico, nor the "Guano War" as the Chincha Islands War is sometimes named. The war largely settled (or set...

between Spanish and Chilean forces on November 26, 1865, during the Chincha Islands War. It was fought 55 miles north of Valparaiso, Chile, near the coastal...

navy saw action in the War of the Confederation, the Chincha Islands War, the War of the Pacific and the 1891 Chilean Civil War. The navy was also instrumental...

commandant of the Esmeralda, which he sailed during the Chincha Islands War against Spain. During this war, he became a national hero after he captured the Spanish...

(1930–present) 1,000+ – Chincha Islands War (1864–1866) 1,000+ – Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict (2015–present) – Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) 1...

until 1866. He suppressed an insurrection of Chinese workers on the Chincha Islands in 1865, and later in the same year landed at La Unión, El Salvador...

The Chincha gave their name to the Chinchaysuyo Region, the Chincha Islands, to the animal known as the chinchilla (literally "Little Chincha"), and...

passes to Britain in return for an annual subsidy. November 17 – Chincha Islands War: Action of 17 November 1865 – A Spanish gunboat is captured by the...

conflicts were the War of the Confederation (1836–1839), the Chincha Islands War (1864–1866), and the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). The founding of Fuerte Bulnes...

This is a list of major battles fought by the Peruvian Navy since its creation in 1821. Battle of Punta Malpelo (August 31, 1828) Battle of Cruces (November...

port of Valparaiso against attack by the Spanish Navy during the Chincha Islands War. Submarines could not be put into widespread or routine service use...

The ship participated in the Battle of Callao in 1866 during the Chincha Islands War of 1864–66 and was not damaged. Her ultimate fate is unknown. Victoria...

first ironclad to circumnavigate the Earth. She saw service in the Chincha Islands War and Cantonal Revolution. Numancia was 95.6 meters (313 ft 8 in) long...

of Casma (January 12, 1839) Battle of Yungay (January 20, 1839) Iquicha War of 1839 (March–November 1839) Battle of Ingavi (November 18, 1841) Battle...

since. In contrast, Spain did not recognize Peru until after the Chincha Islands War, when relations were officially established in 1879. The first representative...