extinguished several fires while the prisoners were transported to the Chilean vessels. Acting commander Pedro Garezon pointed out to the Chilean officers that the flag was on deck together with the chain because they had all been cut off by the enemy shots, thus the flag was never brought down, nor had the ship been surrendered by the Peruvians. One of the Chilean officers observed that something similar happened to the Chilean ship Magallanes. Consequences With this combat, the Chilean navy eliminated the menace of the Peruvian fleet. With Huáscar's capture, plus the previous loss of Independencia at Punta Gruesa, the firepower of the Peruvian Navy was drastically reduced, and Chile incorporated the monitor in its fleet. The loss of both vessels, plus the death of Admiral Grau, Peruvians' best naval officer, gave the Chilean navy uncontested control of the Pacific coast of Peru bringing the naval campaign of the War of the Pacific to its end. The decisive victory at Angamos allowed the Chilean Army to freely pursue the plan to attack the Allies, and the land invasion of Peru began. At the same time, it prevented the allies from carrying out concentrations and resupplying of their armies in southern Peru,. Nor would Peru or Bolivia have the possibility of initiating a land attack on the Chilean forces in Antofagasta because it could not supply them by sea. Technical learnings: Effectiveness of the design of armored ships having rotating turrets with large caliber guns as the main weapon. The 250 pound Palliser Ammunition had devastating effects against the "Huáscar". It was the first combat use of such anti-armor projectiles. Reports on the combat appeared in various European and American magazines. References Notes Bibliography Navy of Chile External links (in Spanish) Battle of Tarapaca: Brief synopsis (in Spanish, from Website of Peruvian military central command) The Forgotten Heroes The Chilean Navy Battle of Pisagua (Wikipedia: Spanish) History of South America Naval battles involving Chile Naval battles involving Peru Naval battles of the War of the Pacific Conflicts in 1879 1879 in Chile October 1879 events