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Siege of Chillán

Siege of Chillán was a siege conducted on 27 July 1813 at Chillán, in what is now Chile; it lasted 14 days. It was part of the Chilean War of Independence. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Plazoleta que recuerda el Sitio de Chillán, ubicada en el lugar del Combate de Maipón, sucedido el 3 de agosto de 1813, en la ciudad de Chillán, Chile.
Plazoleta que recuerda el Sitio de Chillán, ubicada en el lugar del Combate de Maipón, sucedido el 3 de agosto de 1813, en la ciudad de Chillán, Chile.. José Joaquín Cortes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 July 1813lasted 14 days
WhereChillán, Chile36.618S, 72.136W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
Belligerents22px Chilean patriotsagainstRoyalists
Casualties and lossesOver 500 casualties and prisonersandUnknown
Part ofChilean War of IndependencePatria Vieja campaign

Where it sits in the Chilean War of Independence

Battle of Yerbas Buenas, 1813Siege of Chillán, 1813Capture of the Frigate Nueva Limeña, 1813Battle of El Quilo, 1814First Battle of Cancha Rayada, 1814Battle of Las Tres Acequias, 1814Battle of El Roble, 1815Battle of Chacabuco, 1817Battle of Curapalihue, 1817Siege of Talcahuano, 1817Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, 1818Battle of Maipú, 1818Battle of Talcahuano, 1818Battle of El Toro, 1820Battle of Tarpellanca, 1820Battle of Mocopulli, 182418131824Siege of Chillán, 1813
16 placed engagements of the Chilean War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 July 1813
to 10 August 1813
PlaceChillán, Chile
36.618S, 72.136W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesOver 500 casualties and prisonersUnknown
Commanders
  • José Miguel Carrera
  • Juan Francisco Sánchez
  • José Antonio Pareja
Siege of ChillánSiege of ChillánBattle of MaipónBattle of MaipónBattle of QuilmoBattle of Cucha CuchaBattle of ReynogüelénBattle of QuilmoBattle of Cucha CuchaConcepciónLos AngelesTalcaLotaLebuChos MalalLinaresAngol100 km36.618S, 72.136W
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Siege of Chillán is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 84 in present-day Chile.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509933, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Chillán, revision 1370740224, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.