Tag: HMS Leander
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Neutrality of HMS Leander in the Bombardment of Valparaíso
On March 31, 1866, the people of Valparaíso woke to an astonishing sight — a Spanish fleet, with its ironclad hulls glinting under the sun, ready to unleash fire upon their city. This was an attack that shocked the world, and amidst the chaos sat HMS Leander, a British warship tasked with maintaining neutrality (and…