Modern era · 1814

Battle of Rancagua

The Battle of Rancagua, also known in Chile as the Disaster of Rancagua, occurred on October 1, 1814, to October 2, 1814, when the Spanish Army under the command of Mariano Osorio defeated the Chilean forces led by Bernardo O’Higgins. This put an end to the Chilean Patria Vieja and it was the decisive step of the Spanish military Reconquest of Chile.

Battle of Rancagua
Battle of Rancagua · Pedro Subercaseaux, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
2 Oct 1814
Where
Rancagua
Era
Modern

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Before and after

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