Capture of the corvette Pilcomayo

Capture of the Pilcomayo
Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific
The capture of the Pilcomayo by the Blanco Encalada
Date November 18, 1879 Location Mollendo, Arequipa, Peru Result Chilean victory
Belligerents
Peru	Chile
Commanders and leaders
Nicolás Portal Carlos Ferreyros   Manuel Villavicencio	Galvarino Riveros Luis Anacleto Castillo
Strength
1 corvette (Unión) 1 gunboat (Pilcomayo) 1 transport (BAP Chalaco [es])	1 ironclad (Blanco Encalada)
Casualties and losses
2 lightly wounded, 167 captured, 1 gunboat captured[a]	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.
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