What the records say
- When
- 18 Feb 1820
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.83° S, 73.86° W
- Description
- 1820 battle
Battle of Agüi
1820 battle on Chiloé Island
The Battle of Agüi was fought at Fuerte de Agüi, near Ancud, Chiloé on February 18, 1820 between Chilean patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. After the successful capture of Valdivia Lord Cochrane sought to occupy the Chiloé Archipelago which was the last stronghold of the Spanish in Chile.
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