Summary of La Guerra del Pacífico - Ep. 4: El Combate de Angamos

00:00:00 - 00:10:00

The video describes the Battle of Angamos, in which the Peruvian ship Huáscar was attacked by three Chilean ships. Grau ordered the ship's guns to fire, but the shots failed to damage the Chilean ships. Grau realized that the Huáscar would be destroyed if it remained in the battle, so he ordered the ship to retreat. The Peruvian ships were able to escape, and Grau was killed in the process. The new captain, Aguirre, was able to retake control of the ship and escape.

• 00:00:00 The video discusses the War of the Pacific, which started in September 1879 and is still ongoing. Five months have passed since the war began, and Chile is still fighting Peru and Bolivia, despite the fact that the latter two countries have a much larger and better-equipped navy. The battle at Angamos has been ongoing for more than the Chilean government can tolerate, and the exploits of the monitor Huáscar and its commander, Admiral Miguel Grau, have thus far won Peru a victory in the Iquique battle. Meanwhile, Chilean land forces have been successful in entering Peruvian ports and cargo ships, leading to a political crisis in Chile that led to the resignation of part of the cabinet and the head of the Chilean naval command, Rear Admiral Juan Williams Rebolledo, in September. The high command in Chile needed to break out of its stalemate, and a planned operation to land troops at Punta Angamos on the northern coast of Chile was chosen as the way to do so. However, the risk of the Huáscar being intercepted by the Peruvian monitor meant that the two ships were separated and returned to their ports separately. The Huáscar and the Unión continued their voyage southward, intercepting a British ship near Tongoy
• 00:05:00 The video describes the Battle of Angamos, in which the Peruvian ship Huáscar was attacked by three Chilean ships. Grau ordered the ship's guns to fire, but the shots failed to damage the Chilean ships. Grau realized that the Huáscar would be destroyed if it remained in the battle, so he ordered the ship to retreat. The Peruvian ships were able to escape, and Grau was killed in the process. The new captain, Aguirre, was able to retake control of the ship and escape.
• 00:10:00 The failed clash at Angamos left the huáscar exposed to a new round of enemy fire in which aguirre would fall dead assuming command the lieutenant Pedro Garcón. Finally after an hour and 10 minutes of battle, the ship with no means of maneuvering and tenuous crew morale was forced to surrender. Garzón gave the order to open the ship's valves to join it, but when water began to enter the Chilean troops were able to assault and overpower the huáscar's crew, who were then forced to stop the ship's sinking. Of the 200 men on board, 35 would die and 165 would be taken prisoner. The huáscar would be towed to Valparaíso where it would be greeted by a Chilean population ecstatic over the victory achieved. The ship would be repaired and rejoin the Chilean navy, marking the end of the naval campaign in the War of the Pacific with the undisputed command of almirante galvarino riveros. Chile would be able to freely navigate the Pacific Sea, blocking ports and especially supporting the land-based Chilean troops movement, which would mark the beginning of a more brutal and protracted war. However, the rest of the Peruvian navy