The capture of the frigate Esmeralda was a naval operation conducted on the night of 5 November 1820 during the Peruvian War of Independence. A division of boats with sailors and marines of the First
Capture of the frigate Esmeralda in the bay of Callao, L, Colet, Club Naval, Valparaíso.
Illustration of the fortified port of Callao and the island of San Lorenzo
Vice Admiral Thomas Cochrane personally participated in the attack
The Chilean forces approach Esmeralda to capture it
Joaquín González de la Pezuela Griñán y Sánchez de Aragón Muñoz de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Viluma, was a Spanish military officer and viceroy of Peru during the Peruvian War of Independence.
Portrait as Captain general of New Castile, 1825
