COMMANDER // 1839–1880
Manuel Thomson
Chile2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1839 – 1880
Active service 1866–1880 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 27.
Profile
Manuel Tomás Thomson Porto Mariño was a Chilean Navy officer who served in the War of the Pacific. Thomson was given command of the ironclad vessel Huáscar following its capture by Chile during the Battle of Angamos. Thomson then took the ship to Arica in order to bombard and blockade the city. While at Arica the Huáscar fought a duel with the Peruvian monitor Manco Cápac, known as the Naval Battle of Arica, during which Thomson was killed.
Battles (2)
1866
1880