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also took refuge. In order not to damage neutral ships, the Huáscar fired at intervals from a safe distance. The land forts at the port also began to open fire but the northern 300 lb. gun jumped from its carriage after its first shot and couldn't fire any more.
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approached 2,300 m from the center of the bay to have a better aim. At 4:15 pm, the shore batteries fired on the Peruvian irncolad, but the Chilean ships remained hidden behind the merchant ships and did not fire at this stage.
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and then dedicated himself to tracking the Antofagasta submarine cable. While he was carrying out this operation, at 1:35 p.m., the Chilean corvette
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stayed at bay until 10 pm, when smoke began rising from the south and Grau ordered a retreat to the north to avoid a fight against the Chilean ironclad
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returned to Antofagasta to trace the submarine cable and cut it. The Huáscar had cut the Antofagasta submarine cable before on May 27, 1879, after the
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7 shots of 115 pounds and 12 of 64 pounds and the shore batteries firing, 1 shot from the 300-pounder, 38 of 150-pounder and 7 shots of Krupp guns .
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and wounding the student of the Constables' School Alcídes Gutiérrez, son of Colonel Silvestre Gutierrez.
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The bombardment ceased at 5:30 pm, without the ground batteries answering the last 3 shots from the
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was at Antofagasta, but on August 22, 1879, it left under the command of the frigate captain
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took place during the Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific between the Peruvian ironclad
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Three days after the failed attempt to torpedo the Chilean ships on its 4th raid, the
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had taken refuge behind the 14 neutral merchant ships, where the Chilean transports
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destroyed the base of the chimney of the Peruvian ironclad, killing 2nd Lieutenant
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in Antofagasta by a small steamer sent from land and sails north to hunt him down.
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Vicuña Mackenna, Benjamín (1880). "II". In Imprenta Cervantes. Santiago (ed.).
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stopped firing after the fire from the cannons and the ships ceased.
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and at the same time, protect the transports that were about reach
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advanced to the port and at 2 pm, it fired its first shot. The
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and the distance between the two ships was 4,000 meters .
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was hoisted. The shots were followed by those from the
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entered the port at 11 am, recognized the British ship
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fired 26 shots of 300 pounds and 2 of 40 pounds. the
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Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific

Abtao
Huáscar
Antofagasta
Antofagasta Region
Peru
Chile
Miguel Grau
Carlos de los Heros

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1st Iquique
Chipana
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