Battle of Tarpellanca | |||||||
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Part of the Chilean War of Independence | |||||||
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![]() Mapuche Allies | ||||||
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![]() ![]() Toqui Catrileo | ||||||
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600 | 2,400 |
The Battle of Tarpellanca (September 26, 1820) took place between the forces of nascent Chilean Army and Spanish royalist guerrillas, in the context of the Total War campaign, during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.