Qualla: Battle of Angamos https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:07 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Angamos https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos Battle of Angamos: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Public domain. Peru still marks the anniversary. Every October 8, the nation observes a public holiday for the Battle of Angamos, not to celebrate a victory but to honor the death of Rear Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, who fell aboard his battered monitor Huascar off a headland 80 kilometers north of Antofagasta. For Chile, the same battle sealed command of the Pacific and opened the door to a land invasion that would eventually take Lima. For the broader history of naval warfare, it was a proving ground for armor-piercing ammunition that European and American observers studied closely. One engagement, remembered differently by each nation, decided the course of the War of the Pacific.

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/67vt-battle-of-angamos-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Angamos: The Lone Wolf of the Pacific https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Alvaro Bianchi Tupper, Public domain. After Peru lost the armored frigate Independencia at the Battle of Punta Gruesa in May 1879, Grau found himself commanding the only serious Peruvian warship left afloat. Rather than risk a direct confrontation with Chile's numerically superior fleet, he turned the Huascar into a ...

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/67vt-battle-of-angamos-the-lone-wolf-of-the-pacific.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Angamos: The Trap Closes https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Thomas Somerscales, Public domain. On the night of October 7, Grau sailed southward along the Chilean coast with Huascar and the corvette Union. Spotting the lights of Antofagasta, he decided to probe the port for targets. Finding the bay empty, the two Peruvian ships resumed their northward course at 3:00 a.m. on...

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/67vt-battle-of-angamos-the-trap-closes.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Angamos: Three Hours Under Fire https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Louis Figuier, Public domain. Grau opened fire on Almirante Cochrane at 9:25 a.m. off Punta Angamos. Latorre held his fire, closing to 2,200 meters before his three starboard Armstrong cannons unleashed armor-piercing Palliser rounds, the first combat use of such anti-armor projectiles. The effect was devasta...

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/67vt-battle-of-angamos-three-hours-under-fire.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Angamos: A Flag That Never Came Down https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Thomas Somerscales, Public domain. When Garezon surrendered the crippled Huascar to the Chilean officers who boarded her, he made a point of clarification. The Peruvian flag lay on the deck, its chain cut through by enemy fire. It had not been hauled down in surrender. The ship had not capitulated; it had simply b...

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]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/6/7/v/t/battle-of-angamos-wp/67vt-battle-of-angamos-a-flag-that-never-came-down.mp3 0:06 5 full Battle of Angamos: A Museum That Once Fought https://qualla.com/battle-of-angamos/ Photo credit Thomas Somerscales, Public domain. Chile repaired the Huascar and pressed her into service under the Chilean flag. She served for decades before decommissioning, and today sits as a floating museum in the port of Talcahuano. Visitors can walk the decks where Grau commanded his raids and where Palliser rounds tore ...

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