Chilean War of Independence

1812 · Chile

Result Patriots victory

Chilean patriots fought royalist forces for independence from Spain. After a royalist reconquest, José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins won at Chacabuco and Maipú, and Chile became independent.

On the map Overview Contemporaries

Royalists

Mapuche

Other

Spain

Viceroyalty of Peru

Captaincy General of Chile

Mapuche

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Chile

Argentina

Mariano Osorio belligerent leader

José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa military commander

Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquess of Viluma military commander

José de San Martín belligerent leader

Bernardo O'Higgins belligerent leader

Joaquín Prieto belligerent leader

Manuel Blanco Encalada belligerent leader

Ramón Freire belligerent leader

Thomas Cochrane belligerent leader

Units

Chilean Army

Chilean Navy

Battles 1

Battle of Cancha Rayada (1818) March 19, 1818 · Royalist victory

Also involved 2

Jorge Beauchef participant
John Pascoe Grenfell participant