Preparations had long been made for the…

January 1891 CE

Preparations had long been made for the naval pronunciamento, and in the end few vessels of the Chilean navy adhere to the cause of Balmaceda, but among these are two new and fast torpedo gunboats, Almirante Condell and Almirante Lynch, and in European dockyards (incomplete) lies the most powerful vessel of the navy, the Arturo Prat, and two fast cruisers.

If these are secured by the Balmacedists the naval supremacy of the congress will be seriously challenged.

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Valparaíso Valparaiso Chile View →

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José Manuel Balmaceda View →

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Chile, (Liberal) Republic of View →

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Chilean Civil War of 1891 View →

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