naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of Pacocha

Name: Battle of Pacocha
Location: Pacific Ocean

Battle of Pacocha was a naval engagement fought in 1877 at Pacific Ocean. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pacific Ocean. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 1 frigate; 1 corvette; 2 artillery boats against 1 monitor.

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Fought1877

WherePacific Ocean0.000N, 160.000W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstPeruvian rebels

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1 killed

Record

Date	1877 (year precision)
Place	Pacific Ocean 0.000N, 160.000W
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength	1 frigate; 1 corvette; 2 artillery boats	1 monitor
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1 killed
Commanders	Algernon de Horsey	Luis Germán Astete

Placed at Pacific Ocean; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Fanning Raid 1914, 435 km N
Makin Island raid 1942, 1469 km W
Siege of Apia 1899, 2016 km SW
Battle of Mokuohai 1782, 2209 km N
Battle of Kealakekua Bay 1779, 2211 km N

Elsewhere in 1877

Battle of Pacocha is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2446410, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pacocha, revision 1370452575, read 2026-11-14, 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.