- Battle of Pacocha
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Incident of Pacocha
colour_scheme=background:#ffccaa;color:#2222cc
caption= Battle of Pacocha
date=May 29 1877
place=SE Pacific Ocean
combatant1=Britain
combatant2=Peruvian rebels
commander1=de Horsey
commander2=Astete
strength1=1 ironclad ship: HMS "Shah", 1 wooden ship: HMS "Amethyst"
strength2=1 ironclad ship: "Huáscar"
casualties1=
casualties2=|The naval Incident of Pacocha took place on
6 May 1877 whenNicolas de Pierola was leading arevolution to overthrow thenPeru vian PresidentMariano Ignacio Prado . Piérola used the Peruvian monitor "Huáscar" as a raiding ship. It practicedsabotage primarily against the government forces of Peru. However, after it intercepted some British merchant ships, the British sent Rear Admiral de Horsey to capture the vessel. The Peruvian vessel managed to escape the battle under the cover of darkness, but was forced to surrender to the Peruvian government just 2 days later.This battle saw the first use in anger of the newly-invented self-propelled
torpedo which, at the time, had just entered limited service with theRoyal Navy .External links
* [http://members.lycos.co.uk/Juan39/BATTLE_OF_PACOCHA.html Specifics of the Incident]
* [http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/NoFrames/Gaming/Aeronef/Scenarios/Scenario-2.html Description of the Battle along with scenario]
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