Battle of Callao
1866 naval battle between Spain and PeruThe Battle of Callao occurred on May 2, 1866, between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the fortified battery emplacements of the Peruvian port city of Callao during the Chincha Islands War. The Spanish fleet bombarded the port of Callao, and eventually withdrew without any notable damage to the city structures, according to the Peruvian and American sources; or after having silenced almost all the guns of the coastal defenses, according to the Spanish accounts and French observers. This proved to be the final battle of the war between Spanish and Peruvian forces.
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Callao
City in Peru
Callao District
District in Callao, Peru
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Real Felipe Fortress
Historic site in Central part of the bay of Callao, Peru
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St. Joseph's Cathedral, Callao
Church in Callao, Peru
First siege of Callao
Siege of the port of Callao in 1821 during the Peruvian War of Independence
Callao Naval Base
Main naval base of the Peruvian Navy