Battle of Maipú

When

5 Apr 1818

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

33.50° S, 70.77° W

Description

battle of the Chilean War of Independence

1818 battle of the Chilean War of Independence

The Battle of Maipú was fought near Santiago, Chile on 5 April 1818, between South American rebels and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. The Patriot rebels led by Argentine general José de San Martín effectively destroyed the Spanish forces commanded by General Mariano Osorio, and completed the independence of the core area of Chile from Spanish domination.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Chilean War of Independence – Battle of Maipú: Patriot rebels, led by José de San Martín, decisively defeat the Spanish Royalists”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit der Niederlage in der Schlacht von Maipú gegen kreolische Patrioten unter der Führung von José de San Martín und Bernardo O’Higgins endet die spanische…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “en la batalla de Maipú (Chile), las tropas del ejército de los Andes (lideradas por José de San Martín) vencen a los españoles”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page