Rupture of the Blockade of Arica

Rupture of the Blockade of Arica
Part of Naval campaign of the War of the Pacific
The Corvette Unión forcing its way through the blockade
Date March 17, 1880 Location Arica, Tarapacá, Peru Result Peruvian victory
Belligerents
Peru	Chile
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Villavicencio José Lagomarsino	Juan José Latorre Carlos Condell
Strength
2 ironclads, 1 transport	2 corvettes, 5 land batteries with 13 guns
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 8 wounded	9 killed, 18 wounded

The Rupture of the Blockade of Arica was a naval battle of the War of the Pacific during the Blockade of Arica. The rupture was carried out by Manuel Villavicencio who commanded the BAP Unión of the Peruvian Navy. The Unión broke the Chilean blockade of the port twice in less than 8 hours on March 17, 1880.