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The naval Battle of Chipana took place on 12 April 1879 during the War Of The Pacific between Chile and Peru . This is one of the combats of the Sea Campaign. It was the first naval engagement between both navies and it took place in front of Huanillos , off the (then) Bolivian coast, as the Peruvian corvettes '' Unión '' and '' Pilcomayo '' found the Chilean corvette ''Magallanes'' on its way to Iquique . After a two-hour running artillery duel, ''Unión'' suffered engine problems, the pursuit was called off and ''Magallanes'' escaped with minor damage. |
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