🌎 Latin American Warshard
Battle of Chacabuco
1817 CE · Chacabuco, Chile
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1817 CE
- Location
- Chacabuco, Chile
- Era
- 🌎 Latin American Wars
- Difficulty
- hard

After leading his Army of the Andes across the treacherous mountain passes from Argentina, Jose de San Martin attacked the Spanish royalist forces defending Chile. The patriot victory at Chacabuco opened the road to Santiago and marked the beginning of Chilean independence.
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San Martin's crossing of the Andes with 5,000 men is considered one of the greatest military feats in history. He used elaborate deception plans, sending spies to convince the Spanish he would attack from different passes.