naval engagement, nineteenth century

Action of 22 August 1866

Name: Action of 22 August 1866
Location: Funchal, Portugal

Action of 22 August 1866 was a naval engagement fought in 1866 at Funchal, in what is now Portugal. It was part of the Chincha Islands War, which ran from 1864 to 1866. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 1 screw frigate against 1 screw corvette.

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Fought1866

WhereFunchal, Portugal32.633N, 16.900W

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpainagainstChile

Casualties and lossesNoneand60 captured; 1 screw corvette captured

Part ofChincha Islands War1864 to 1866

Where it sits in the Chincha Islands War

8 placed engagements of the Chincha Islands War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1866 (year precision)
Place	Funchal, Portugal 32.633N, 16.900W
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength	1 screw frigate	1 screw corvette
Casualties and losses	None	60 captured; 1 screw corvette captured
Commanders	Benito Ruiz de la Escalera

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Funchal 1916, 2.4 km NW
Battle of Aguere 1494, 465 km S
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1706, 467 km S
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1657, 467 km S
First Battle of Acentejo 1494, 468 km S

In the same war

Before: 1865 Calderilla clashes 1865
After: Battle of Abtao 7 February 1866
All 8 engagements of Chincha Islands War

Elsewhere in 1866

Action of 22 August 1866 is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Portugal.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q957034, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action of 22 August 1866, revision 1370426247, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.