Battle of Cancha Rayada (1818)

March 19, 1818 · Battle site

Result Royalist victory

Royalist troops under Mariano Osorio surprised José de San Martín's patriot army in a night attack at Cancha Rayada and scattered it. The patriots regrouped and won at Maipú a few weeks later.

Chile

Spain

Strength and losses

Strength
7,000
Killed
150
Wounded
300
Strength
5,000
Killed
c. 200