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- Date:
- April 5, 1818
- Participants:
- JosĂ© de San MartĂn
- Spain
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Battle of MaipĂș
South American history
Battle of MaipĂș, (April 5, 1818), during the South American wars of independence, a victory won by Argentine and Chilean rebels, commanded by JosĂ© de San MartĂn, leader of the resistance to Spain in southern South America, over Spanish royalists, near Santiago, Chile.
The six-hour battle left 2,000 royalists dead and 3,000 captured; the patriots lost about 1,000 men. It ended the struggle for Chilean independence.
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