Callao affair
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title:
Callao affair
text:
The Callao affair occurred in November 1820, during the Peruvian War of Independence. It began when a Spanish fort opened fire on the United States warship USS Macedonian. Though the ship was damaged, the Americans did not violate their neutrality by counterattacking. On the following day, a boat filled with United States Navy sailors was attacked, resulting in the deaths of two seamen and the wounding of eight others. Two days after that, an American merchant ship was attacked and her crew had
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Series of naval incidents between Spain and the U.S. during the Peruvian War of Independence
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callao_affair
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2024-02-19T06:44:48Z
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