Battle of Pileu
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The Battle of Pileu (December 7, 1819) was a minor engagement that took place between the forces of the nascent Chilean Army and Spanish royalist guerrillas, in the context of the guerra a meurte (lit. English: War to the death) campaign, during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence, and resulted in a Royalist victory.
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Battle of Pileu | |||||||
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Part of the Chilean War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Chilean Army | Royalists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pedro Kurski † | Vicente Benavides | ||||||
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50 cavalry | 200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
c. 45 killed |
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