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Battle of Las Tres Acequias
Part of the Chilean War of Independence
Date
August 26, 1814
Location
Near the Maipo river, San Bernardo
Result
Victory for Carrera
Belligerents
Carreristas
O'Higginistas
Commanders and leaders
Luis Carrera
Bernardo O'Higgins
Strength
estimated 600 infantry, 200 cavalry, 800 mounted militia, no numbers for artillery
400 infantry, 200 cavalry, 4 guns
Casualties and losses
Few losses
26 dead, 2 guns captured, 37 hurt
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Chilean War of Independence
Patria Vieja (1812–1814)
1st Talcahuano
Linares
Yerbas Buenas
Valparaíso
1st San Carlos
1st La Frontera
2nd Talcahuano
Thomas
2nd San Carlos
1st Chillán
Aconcagua
1st Quirihue
Cauquenes
2nd La Frontera
Huilquilemu
Quilacoya
Florida
El Roble
Trancoyan
Cucha-Cucha
Penco
Gomero
1st Talca
El Quilo
Membrillar
Maule River north march
1st Cancha Rayada
1st Quechereguas
1st Concepción
Rancagua
Los Papeles
Reconquista (1815–1817)
Central Chile insurgency
Juncalito
Crossing of the Andes
Picheuta
Potrerillos
Guardia Vieja
Achupallas
Las Coimas
Cumpeo
Salala
Chacabuco
2nd Valparaíso
Patria Nueva (1817–1819)
Juan Fernández Islands
First southern campaign
1st Parral
Curapalihue
3rd La Frontera
Gavilán Hill
3rd Talcahuano
1st Carampangue
2nd Carampangue
2nd Chillán
Bustamante
3rd Valparaíso
Curaumilla
2nd Quechereguas
Illapel
2nd Talca
2nd Cancha Rayada
Maipú
Second southern campaign
2nd Parral
2nd Quirihue
3rd Chillán
Biobío River
Spanish South Sea expedition
Guerra a muerte (1819–c.1824/7/32)
Fort Santa Juana
Mesamávida
Los Ángeles
4th Chillán
Curalí
Posillas
Dolores
1st Quilmo
Curanilahue
Trilaleo
Hualqui
Talcamávida
Pileo
1st Yumbel
El Avellano
Fort San Pedro
3rd San Carlos
Monte Blanco
1st Araucanía
5th Talcahuano
2nd Quilmo
2nd Yumbel
Pangal
Tarpellanca
6th Talcahuano
Cocharcas
2nd Concepción
Chillán River
2nd Araucanía
3rd Araucanía
Arauco Bay
Vegas de Saldías
4th Araucanía
5th Araucanía
Coast of Arauco
Boroa
Alico
Laraquete
Panguilemu
Bureo
Pincheira brothers brigandage
Neuquén
Valdivia, Osorno and Chiloé (1820–1826)
Valdivia
Agüi
El Toro
Carelmapu
Mocopulli
San Carlos Bay
Pudeto
Bellavista
Relevant civil conflicts
Carrera uprising of 1814
Las Tres Acequias
Prieto brothers uprising of 1819
Osorno mutiny of 1821
Abdication of O'Higgins in 1823
Chiloé uprising in 1826
Campino uprising of 1827
External fronts
Aid expeditions to the Río de la Plata
Brown's privateer expedition to the Pacific
Chile privateers campaign
Grenadine coast
Cochrane campaign
Liberating Expedition of Peru
Benavente expedition to Peru
Coast of Cobija
Callao
The Battle of Les Tres Acequias, fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred near San Bernardo on 26 August 1814. The confrontation occurred between the two factions of Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins, resulting in a defeat for O'Higgins that would in turn lead on to the defeat of the nationalists by the royalist forces at the battle of Rancagua a month later.
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