Battle of Angamos – October 8, 2022, history significance The Battle of Angamos, also known in Spanish as the “Combate naval de Angamos,” is observed on October 8. The battle took place during the naval stage of the War of the Pacific in 1879. The Chilean navy, led by Captain Juan Jose Latorre and Commodore Galvarino Riveros, encircled and managed to capture the ironclad ‘Huáscar,’ commanded by Rear Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, who was killed in action. The injured Peruvian navy was not able to stop the invasion of its…
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