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Chilean War Of IndependenceThe Chilean War of Independence, lasting from 1810 to 1818, and achieving the independence of Chile from Spain, was part of San Martin's War in South America. Argentine and Chilean forces of almost 5,000, led by generals Jos de San Martn and Bernardo O'Higgins, crossed the Andes (January 1817), defeated Spanish and colonial forces at Chacabuco (February 12, 1817), and then took Santiago de Chile (February 15). At Cancha-Rayada (March 16, 1818), San Martn's forces were defeated by Spanish and colonial forces; the revolutionary army won a decisive contest on the Battle of Maip (April 5, 1818), with minor revolutionary casualties; Spain's casualties were 1,000 and more than 2,000 captured; Spanish forces then retreated to Peru. Chilean independence was formally proclaimed on February 12(?), 1818. See also
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