Battle of Lircay
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Battle of Lircay | |||||||
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Part of the Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pipiolos (Liberals) | Pelucones (Conservatives) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ramón Freire Guillermo Tupper (I Division, KIA) Benjamín Viel (II Division) Giuseppe Rondizzoni (III Division) | (II Division) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,750 (1,100 infantry; 600 cavalry; 50 artilleryman with 4 cannons) |
2,200 (1,300 infantry; 400 mounted infantry; 500 cavalry) 12 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
350 killed 1,000 captured | 89+killed |
The Battle of Lircay was the last battle of the
Government of Chile by the Conservatives.[1]