Chincha Islands War

Spanish–South American War
1865 South America during the Chincha Islands War. Orange: Peru. Green: Bolivia. Yellow: Ecuador. Blue-Green: Colombia. Purple: Chile.
Date 1865–1879 Location Coasts of Peru and Chile Result Peace treaties between Spain and Peru (1879), Bolivia (1879), Chile (1883) and Ecuador (1885).
Belligerents
Spain	Chile  Peru Nominal participation:  Ecuador  Bolivia
Commanders and leaders
Juan Manuel Pareja † Casto Méndez Núñez	Mariano I. Prado Juan Williams
Casualties and losses
300[1]	700

The Chincha Islands War, also known as Spanish–South American War (Spanish: Guerra hispano-sudamericana), was a series of coastal and naval battles between Spain and its former colonies of Peru, Chile, Ecuador, and Bolivia from 1865 to 1879. The conflict began with Spain's seizure of the guano-rich Chincha Islands in one of a series of attempts by Spain, under Isabella II, to reassert its influence over its former South American colonies. The war saw the use of ironclads, including the Spanish ship Numancia, the first ironclad to circumnavigate the world.