350 killed1,000 captured 89+killed | Date 17 April 1830 | |
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1,750 (1,100 infantry; 600 cavalry; 50 artilleryman with 4 cannons) 2,200 (1,300 infantry; 400 mounted infantry; 500 cavalry)12 cannons Similar War of the Confederation, 1851 Chilean Revolution, Battle of Rancagua, Battle of Yungay, Battle of Maipú |
The Battle of Lircay was the final battle of the Chilean Civil War of 1829-1830 and ended with the Pipiolos (Liberals) being decisively defeated. Pipiolo leader Ramon Freire was exiled to Peru and the Pipiolos defeated to end the war, beginning a 30-year dominance of the Government of Chile by the Conservatives.
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