Editing Peruvian Navy (section)

===19th century===
[[File:Angamos2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Naval Battle of Angamos|Battle of Angamos]], 8 October 1879]]
The ''Marina de Guerra del Perú'' was established on 8 October 1821 by the government of general [[José de San Martín]]. Its first actions were undertaken during the [[History of Peru#Wars of independence (1811–1824)|War of Independence]] (1821–1824) using captured Spanish [[warship]]s. The Peruvian Naval Infantry was also formed during the war with Spain, performing successfully in their first battle where they seized [[Arica]] from the Spanish.<ref name="MARINEhistory">{{cite web|title=Comandancia de Fuerzas de Infanteria – Marina de Guerra del Perú|url=https://www.marina.mil.pe/page/comandanciainfanteria|website=marina.mil.pe|publisher=Marina de Guerra del Perú|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229111554/https://www.marina.mil.pe/page/comandanciainfanteria|archive-date=December 29, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Shortly afterwards it was engaged in the war against the [[Republic of Gran Colombia|Gran Colombia]] (1828–1829) during which it conducted a [[blockade]] against the [[seaport]] of [[Guayaquil]] and then assisted in the subsequent Peruvian occupation. The Navy saw further action during the war of the [[War of the Confederation|Peru-Bolivian Confederacy]] (1836–1839) and during the [[Chincha Islands War]] with Spain (1866).

The outbreak of the [[War of the Pacific]] (1879–1883) caught the Peruvian Navy unprepared and with inferior forces in comparison to the [[Chilean Navy]]. Even so, [[hit-and-run tactics]] carried out by Peruvian [[Admiral]] [[Miguel Grau Seminario|Miguel Grau]], commander of the [[ironclad]] {{ship||Huáscar|ship|2}}, famously delayed the Chilean advance by six months until his death and defeat at the [[Battle of Angamos]].