🌎 Latin American Warshard

Battle of Maipu

1818 CE · Maipu, Chile

Quick Facts

Year
1818 CE
Location
Maipu, Chile
Era
🌎 Latin American Wars
Difficulty
hard
Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Maipu

The Battle of Maipu was the decisive engagement of the Chilean War of Independence. San Martin's patriot forces defeated the Spanish royalist army on the plains south of Santiago. After the victory, San Martin embraced the Chilean leader Bernardo O'Higgins and declared Chile's independence finally assured.

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After the victory at Maipu, San Martin and the wounded O'Higgins embraced on the battlefield. San Martin reportedly said: 'General, Chile will not forget the name of the brave who fought for her freedom.'

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