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Second Battle of Antofagasta
Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific
The Abtao damaged by the Huáscar
Date
August 28, 1879
Location
Antofagasta, Antofagasta Region
Result
Peruvian victory
Belligerents
Peru
Chile
Commanders and leaders
Miguel Grau Carlos de los Heros †
Erasmo Escala Juan José Latorre Aureliano Sánchez †
The Second Battle of Antofagasta took place during the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific between the Peruvian ironclad Huáscar against the Chilean corvettes Abtao and Magallanes as well as the land defenses at Antofagasta.
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