United States-Chilean relations, already tense as a…
1888 CE to 1899 CE
United States-Chilean relations, already tense as a result of the civil war over Balmaceda, deteriorate further as a result of the Baltimore incident.
In late 1891, sailors from the U.S.S. Baltimore brawl with Chileans during shore leave in Valparaiso.
To avert a war with an angry United States, the Chilean government apologizes and pays reparations.