battle, nineteenth century
Bombardment of Callao
Bombardment of Callao was a battle fought in 1880 in what is now Peru. It was part of the War of the Pacific, which ran from 1879 to 1884. The recorded result: Chilean victory.
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Where it sits in the War of the Pacific
Record
| Date | 1880 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Peru 12.050S, 77.133W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1 ironclad; 2 torpedo boats; 3 gunboats; 1 transport | 1 monitor; 2 torpedo boats; 1 armed tugboat; 1 training ship; 1 submarine |
| Casualties and losses | 1 torpedo boat; 1 gunboat; 1 transport | 1 monitor; 2 torpedo boats; 1 armed tugboat; 1 training ship; 1 submarine |
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Nearest engagements
- Capture of the schooner Peruviana 1838, 0.7 km W
- First Siege of Callao 1821, 1.9 km N
- Second Siege of Callao 1824, 1.9 km N
- Third Siege of Callao 1838, 1.9 km N
- Battle of Callao 1866, 2.2 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1821 and 1880.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Locumba 1 April 1880
- After: Battle of Buenavista 18 April 1880
- All 25 engagements of War of the Pacific
Elsewhere in 1880
- Battle of Maiwand Afghanistan
- Battle of Geok Tepe Turkmenistan
- Action at Bronkhorstspruit South Africa
- Battle of Kandahar Afghanistan
- Battle of Ahmed Khel Pakistan
Bombardment of Callao is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 96 in present-day Peru.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5730422, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Blockade of Callao, revision 1374618289, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.