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Battle of Rancagua

Battle of Rancagua was a battle fought in 1814 in what is now Chile. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 4,000.

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Fought1814
WhereChile34.165S, 70.740W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsRoyalistsagainstChilean patriots
Casualties and losses111 killed; 127 woundedand402 killed; 292 wounded; 600 captured
Part ofSpanish American wars of independence1808 to 1833

Where it sits in the Spanish American wars of independence

Battle of Suipacha, 1810Battle of Chimbo, 1812Battle of Mocha, 1812Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Ibarra, 1812Battle of Buceo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Rancagua, 1814Battle of Sipe-Sipe, 1815Los Andes vs Prueba, 1820Battle of Cerro de Pasco, 1820Battle of Ica, 1822Battle of Torata, 1823Battle of Moquegua, 1823Battle of Junín, 1824Second Siege of Callao, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 1824Battle of Tumusla, 1825Batalla de La Florida, 1825Battle of San Juan de Ulua, 1825Battle of Mariel, 182818101828Battle of Rancagua, 1814
21 placed engagements of the Spanish American wars of independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1814 (year precision)
PlaceChile
34.165S, 70.740W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,0004,000
Casualties and losses111 killed; 127 wounded402 killed; 292 wounded; 600 captured
Commanders
  • Mariano Osorio
Battle of RancaguaBattle of RancaguaBattle of Las Tres AcequiasBattle of MaipúBattle of MataquitoBattle of ChacabucoSecond Battle of Cancha RayadaBattle of Las Tres AcequiasBattle of MaipúBattle of MataquitoBattle of ChacabucoSecond Battle of Cancha RayadaValparaísoSan AntonioSan FernandoPichilemu100 km34.165S, 70.740W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Rancagua 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 Q1310755, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rancagua, revision 1379280372, 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.