Battle of Chacabuco

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The Battle of Chacabuco was a decisive 1817 engagement in the Chilean War of Independence in which patriot forces led by José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins defeated Spanish royalists, paving the way for Chile’s liberation.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Chacabuco canonical 24
Batalla de Chacabuco 2
Chacabuco 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Chacabuco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chacabuco
belligerent Army of the Andes ⓘ
Chilean patriots ⓘ
Spanish royalists ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
campaign Crossing of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Andes
casualtiesPatriots relatively low ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalists high ⓘ
combatantSide Patriot forces ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ
commander Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ
José de San Martín ⓘ
Rafael Maroto ⓘ
conflict Chilean War of Independence ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
date 1817-02-12 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Maipú ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
impact boosted morale of independence forces in the Southern Cone ⓘ
contributed to the decline of Spanish power in southern South America ⓘ
ledBy Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ
José de San Martín ⓘ
location Chacabuco Valley ⓘ
namedAfter Chacabuco Valley ⓘ
outcome Patriot occupation of Santiago ⓘ
establishment of a provisional Chilean government ⓘ
partOf Chilean War of Independence ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
precededBy Crossing of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: Army of the Andes
relatedEvent Proclamation of Chilean independence ⓘ
relatedPerson Bernardo O'Higgins ⓘ
José de San Martín ⓘ
Rafael Maroto ⓘ
result Patriot victory ⓘ
significance decisive victory for the independence movement in Chile ⓘ
paved the way for the liberation of Santiago ⓘ
weakened Spanish royalist control in Chile ⓘ
strengthPatriots approximately 6,000 soldiers ⓘ
strengthRoyalists approximately 4,000 soldiers ⓘ
tacticalFeature division of patriot forces into separate columns ⓘ
surprise attack after crossing the Andes ⓘ
theater South American wars of independence ⓘ
year 1817 ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

José de San Martín → battle → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Argentine War of Independence → keyEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Chilean War of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Chilean War of Independence → keyBattle → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Bernardo O'Higgins → participantIn → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Army of the Andes → notableBattle → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Army of the Andes → victory → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Royal Army of Peru → notableEngagement → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Reconquista (Chile) → significantEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
subject linked to: Reconquista
Battle of Chacabuco → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Chacabuco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chacabuco
Battle of Maipú → relatedTo → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Chacabuco Bridge → namedAfter → Chacabuco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chacabuco
Chacabuco Province → namedAfter → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
History of Chile → importantEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Flag of the Army of the Andes → usedInBattle → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Ejército Patriota → participatedIn → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Casimiro Marcó del Pont → notableEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Casimiro Marcó del Pont → defeatedBy → Patriot army at the Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chacabuco
Patria Nueva → significantEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Andes campaign to liberate Chile → hasPart → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Battle of Pudeto → relatedEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Republican era of Chile → significantEvent → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo → notableBattle → Batalla de Chacabuco ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chacabuco
Battle of Cancha Rayada → precededBy → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Parque Chacabuco → namedAfter → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ
Granaderos a Caballo → participatedIn → Battle of Chacabuco ⓘ