the battle of pacocha
huáscar participated in peruvian civil war of 1877. seized in port in callao rebels led retired captain germán astete, used harass, sabotage , disrupt government forces , shipping lanes. during these actions foreign shipping affected, leading british intervention.
on 29 may 1877, fought inconclusive battle of pacocha against 2 british vessels, frigate hms shah , corvette hms amethyst, commanded admiral de horsey. battle saw first use in anger of newly invented self-propelled torpedo which, @ time, had entered limited service royal navy.
huáscar surrendered government after 1 month in rebel hands. although controlled rebels @ time, popular , press pressure on peruvian government resulted in formal diplomatic protest british government attack on huáscar; british parliament, on other hand, came close censuring admiral de horsey failure capture her.
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