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Battle of Mocopulli

Battle of Mocopulli was a battle fought on 1 April 1824 at Chiloé Archipelago, in what is now Chile. It was part of the Chilean War of Independence. The recorded result: Royalist victory, invasion aborted. Recorded strength: ~600 against ~1,000.

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Bayoneta encontrada en el sitio del combate de Mocupulli (1 de abril de 1824) y expuesta en una vitrina del museo de Dalcahue, Chiloé, Chile.
Bayoneta encontrada en el sitio del combate de Mocupulli (1 de abril de 1824) y expuesta en una vitrina del museo de Dalcahue, Chiloé, Chile.. Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 April 1824
WhereChiloé Archipelago, Chile42.332S, 73.708W
OutcomeRoyalist victory, invasion aborted
BelligerentsRepublic of ChileagainstChiloé royalists
Casualties and losses~300 dead and woundedand~150 dead and wounded
Part ofChilean War of Independence1827

Where it sits in the Chilean War of Independence

Battle of Yerbas Buenas, 1813Siege of Chillán, 1813Capture of the Frigate Nueva Limeña, 1813Battle of El Quilo, 1814First Battle of Cancha Rayada, 1814Battle of Las Tres Acequias, 1814Battle of El Roble, 1815Battle of Chacabuco, 1817Battle of Curapalihue, 1817Siege of Talcahuano, 1817Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, 1818Battle of Maipú, 1818Battle of Talcahuano, 1818Battle of El Toro, 1820Battle of Tarpellanca, 1820Battle of Mocopulli, 182418131824Battle of Mocopulli, 1824
16 placed engagements of the Chilean War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 April 1824
PlaceChiloé Archipelago, Chile
42.332S, 73.708W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~600~1,000
Casualties and losses~300 dead and wounded~150 dead and wounded
Commanders
  • Jorge Beauchef
  • José Rodríguez Ballesteros
Battle of MocopulliBattle of MocopulliBattle of HuiteBattle of PudetoBattle of BellavistaBattle of AgüiBattle of AbtaoBattle of HuiteBattle of PudetoBattle of AgüiBattle of AbtaoPuerto MonttQuellónPuerto Varas100 km42.332S, 73.708W
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Battle of Mocopulli is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 77 in present-day Chile.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871753, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mocopulli, revision 1370450005, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.