Los Andes vs Prueba information

Los Andes vs Prueba
	Part of the Spanish American Wars of Independence
Date	Chilean historiography:; May 12 and 13, 1820; Spanish historiography:; May 14 and 15, 1820
Location	At the height of the Esmeraldas River / Cape Manglares and the island of Gorgona, Viceroyalty of New Granada (present-day Ecuador and Colombia)
Result	Indecisive
Belligerents
Republic of Chile	Spanish Monarchy Viceroyalty of Peru;
Commanders and leaders
Juan Illingworth (WIA)	Antonio Vacaro
Strength
1 corvette; (24 guns)	1 frigate; (48 guns)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Los Andes vs Prueba was a single ship action fought in 1820, during the development of the Spanish American Wars of Independence. The battle was between the corvette Los Andes^{[Note 1]} and the frigate Prueba, the first a Chilean privateer^[3] and the second a ship of the Spanish Navy. It lasted two days and occurred in two different places. There are differences between Chilean and Spanish historiography on the exact date, the starting place, the development and the result of the naval action.

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^ Uribe 1891, p. 86–89

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[4] Uribe 1891, p. 86–89

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