battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Caldera Bay

Name: Battle of Caldera Bay
Start: 1891-04-23
Location: Caldera, Chile

Battle of Caldera Bay was a battle fought on 23 April 1891 at Caldera, in what is now Chile. It was part of the Chilean Civil War of 1891. The recorded result: Balmacedist victory. Recorded strength: 2 torpedo boats against 1 armored frigate; 2 transports.

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Fought23 April 1891

WhereCaldera, Chile27.060S, 70.828W

OutcomeBalmacedist victory

BelligerentsBalmaceda GovernmentagainstCongressionist Junta

Casualties and losses1 torpedo boat damagedand1 armored frigate sunk; 1 transport damaged; 182 killed

Part ofChilean Civil War of 18911891

Where it sits in the Chilean Civil War of 1891

4 placed engagements of the Chilean Civil War of 1891 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	23 April 1891
Place	Caldera, Chile 27.060S, 70.828W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	2 torpedo boats	1 armored frigate; 2 transports
Casualties and losses	1 torpedo boat damaged	1 armored frigate sunk; 1 transport damaged; 182 killed

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of La Serena 1851, 319 km S
Battle of Angamos 1879, 452 km N
Battle of Tambillo 1879, 519 km NE
Battle of Famaillá 1841, 536 km E
Battle of Río Grande 1879, 542 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Pozo Almonte 1891
After: Battle of Concón 1891
All 4 engagements of Chilean Civil War of 1891

Elsewhere in 1891

Battle of Caldera Bay is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 77 in present-day Chile.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q580021, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Caldera Bay, revision 1370435856, 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.