🌎 Latin American Warshard

Battle of Chacabuco

1817 CE · Chacabuco, Chile

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Year
1817 CE
Location
Chacabuco, Chile
Era
🌎 Latin American Wars
Difficulty
hard
Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Chacabuco

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.

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