Battle of Casma
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| Battle of Casma | |||||||
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| Part of War of the Confederation | |||||||
 Painting of the battle of Casma by Álvaro Casanova Zenteno | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Chilean Navy | French corsairs serving the Confederation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Robert Winthrop Simpson | Juan Blanchet † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2 corvettes 1 barque |
1 brigantine 1 schooner 1 corvette 1 barque | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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8 dead 8 wounded |
13 dead 70 prisoners 1 brigantine captured | ||||||
The Battle of Casma (Spanish: Batalla de Casma or Combate Naval de Casma) was a confrontation that occurred on January 12, 1839, during the War of the Confederation, a conflict between Chile and the Peru–Bolivian Confederation.