Wars and Conflicts
The Chilean Navy has been an important component in all international wars fought by Chile, since the Andes and the Atacama desert makes natural barriers difficult to cross. The Chilean Navy has fought the following wars:
- Chilean War of Independence against Spain commanded by Lord Cochrane (1810–1826)
- War of the Confederation against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation (1836–1839)
- Chincha Islands War against Spain (allied with Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru) (1864–1866)
- War of the Pacific against Bolivia and Peru. (1879–1883)
- Chilean Civil War (1891)
In addition the navy have been involved in the following conflicts:
- Occupation of Araucanía (1861–1883)
- Incidents with Argentina in 1872, 1877 and 1878.
- Occupation of Panama City (1885)
- Chilean naval mutiny (1931)
- Beagle conflict (1950s–1984)
- Chilean coup d'état against the UP government (1973)
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