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CONTENTS PART IV THE WAR WITH PERU AND BOLIVIA CHAPTER I — The beginning of the war Causes of the war — The Chileans take possession of Antofagasta — Skirmish at Calama — Peru seeks to arbitrate — The armies — The navies — The Army of the South formed at Iquique — Naval operations — Bombardment of Pisagua . . 272 CHAPTER II — Naval battles — prat and grau President Prado sails south with the Peruvian fleet to take com- mand of the army — President Daza of Bolivia arrives with troops — Captain Grau attacks the " Esmeralda " and " Cova- donga " — Loss of the " Independencia " — The "Huascar" sinks the "Esmeralda" — Heroic death of Captain Prat — Other naval operations and engagements— Changes of Chilean officers — Gallant act of Lieutenant Diez — Battle between the "Huascar" and the "Cochrane" — Death of brave Captain Grau ... ... 280 CHAPTER III — The war in the south — pisagua, san francisco, TARAPACA PERU loses DESERT PROVINCES Description of the desert provinces — Forces in Tarapaca — Cap- ture of Pisagua — Cavalry action at Jeramia — Army manoeuvres — Battle of San Francisco — Defeat of the allies and evacuation of Iquique — Battle of Tarapaca — Ports blockaded — Pierola heads a revolt in Lima, Campero in La Paz — Operations along the coast — Attempts of Peruvians to destroy Chilean vessels — Callao blockaded . . 289 CHAPTER IV — The occupation of moquega, tacna and arica — NAVAL operations — THE ADVANCE UPON LIMA — FIRST ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE A TREATY The battle at Los Angeles — Revolt headed by Colonel Silva against Campero — Cavalry action at Locumba — The battle of Tacna — Assault of Arica — Further attempts made by Peruvians to blow up Chilean men-of-war — Lynch's expedition — Naval