Action of 22 August 1866

The action of 22 August 1866 occurred during the Chincha Islands War off the island of Madeira, and was the final engagement of the war. It was fought between the Spanish Navy frigate Gerona and Tornado, a British-registered screw corvette in Chilean service. Gerona had been sent from Cádiz with orders to capture Tornado and her sister ship Cyclone, spotting the former off Madeira and capturing her bloodlessly after firing five shots. The corvette and her 60-man crew were taken prisoner, which triggered a diplomatic incident between the Spanish and British governments. Tornado was commissioned into the Spanish navy, and saw service during the Ten Years' War.