Blockade of Iquique
# Blockade of Iquique

vteWar of the Pacific :

Naval campaign

1st Iquique

Chipana

Pisagua

1st Callao

2nd Iquique

Punta Gruesa

Huáscar

1st Antofagasta

3rd Iquique

Rímac

2nd Antofagasta

Punta Arenas

Angamos

Pilcomayo

Arica

Naval Battle

Rupture

2nd Callao

Land campaigns

Loa Line and Altiplano

Calama

Río Grande

Quillagua

Tambillo

Tarapacá campaign

Pisagua

Pampa Germania

San Francisco

Tarapacá

Tacna and Arica campaign

Ilo and Pacocha

Moquegua

Mollendo

Los Ángeles

Locumba

Buenavista

Tacna

Arica

Tarata

Lynch Expedition

Lima campaign

Chilca

Yerba Buena

Bujama

Humay

El Manzano

Rinconada de Ate

San Juan and Chorrillos

Miraflores

Lima

Chilean occupation of Peru

Sierra campaign

San Jerónimo

Letelier Expedition

Sángrar

Verrugas

1st Purhuay

Calientes

1st Pachía

Cieneguilla

Motupe

Guadalupe

1st Pucará

Acuchimay

Sierralumi

Huaripampa

Llocllapampa

Chupaca

La Oroya

2nd Pucará

Concepción

San Pablo

Tarmatambo

2nd Purhuay

Huamantanga

Crossing of the Andes

Huamachuco

Izcuchaca

2nd Pachía

Arequipa-Puno Line

Arequipa

Titicaca Lake :

The Blockade of Iquique was a military operation that occurred during the War of the Pacific. Once war was declared by Chile upon Peru on Saturday, April 5, 1879, the first Chilean naval action for the War of the Pacific was set in motion. The plan was to block the Peruvian port of Iquique the same day the declaration of war was made. The first phase of the blockade ended on May 21, 1879, after the clashes between the Peruvian ships Huascar and Independencia versus the Chilean ships Esmeralda and Covadonga.

The second phase of the blockade was resumed on June 1, and lasted until August 2, 1879, at which time John Williams Rebolledo had to resign for failing to succeed in its actions because of the excursions of the Huascar of Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau against Chilean vessels.

