Battle of Pacocha
The naval Incident of Pacocha took place on 29 May 1877 when Nicolás de Piérola was leading a revolution to overthrow then Peruvian President Mariano Ignacio Prado. Piérola's supporters used the Peruvian monitor Huáscar as a raiding ship. She harassed the shipping especially off El Callao, the main commercial port of Peru. However, after she boarded some British merchant ships, British authorities sent Rear Admiral de Horsey to capture the vessel. The Peruvian warship managed to outrun the British squadron after a fierce exchange of fire. Huascar guns were undermanned, and the monitor fired just 40 rounds. Shah's mast was damaged by splinters. On the British side, Shah fired 237 shots and Amethyst 190, but none of them carried armour-piercing ammunition. Huascar was hit 60 times, but her a
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Battle of Pacocha
The naval Incident of Pacocha took place on 29 May 1877 when Nicolás de Piérola was leading a revolution to overthrow then Peruvian President Mariano Ignacio Prado. Piérola's supporters used the Peruvian monitor Huáscar as a raiding ship. She harassed the shipping especially off El Callao, the main commercial port of Peru. However, after she boarded some British merchant ships, British authorities sent Rear Admiral de Horsey to capture the vessel. The Peruvian warship managed to outrun the British squadron after a fierce exchange of fire. Huascar guns were undermanned, and the monitor fired just 40 rounds. Shah's mast was damaged by splinters. On the British side, Shah fired 237 shots and Amethyst 190, but none of them carried armour-piercing ammunition. Huascar was hit 60 times, but her a
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Combat de PacochaFichier:Comba ...... e à la torpille autopropulsée.
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Se conoce como Combate de Paco ...... buque rebelde peruano Huáscar.
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The naval Incident of Pacocha ...... s dodged by the rebel monitor.
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Битва в бухте Пако́ча (29 мая ...... у ушёл кабинет министров Перу.
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Peruvian rebels
United Kingdom
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1877-05-29
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Indecisive
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1 ironclad ship:Huáscar
1 unarmoured ship:
1 wooden ship:
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Battle of Pacocha
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Combat de PacochaFichier:Comba ...... e à la torpille autopropulsée.
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Se conoce como Combate de Paco ...... buque rebelde peruano Huáscar.
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The naval Incident of Pacocha ...... ar was hit 60 times, but her a
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Битва в бухте Пако́ча (29 мая ...... енение торпеды в боевой обстан
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Battle of Pacocha
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Combat de Pacocha
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Combate de Pacocha
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Битва в бухте Пакоча
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Incident of Pacocha
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