Atlas of Battles

country, 84 engagements

Battles in Chile

84 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Chile: 65 battles, 6 sieges, 11 naval actions and 2 campaigns between 1471 and 1978. The wars with most engagements here: Arauco War (16), Chilean War of Independence (16), War of the Pacific (9), Chincha Islands War (7).

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Battle of the MauleBattle of ReynogüelénBattle of MarihueñuBattle of PeteroaBattle of MataquitoBattle of LagunillasBattle of QuiapoSecond Siege of AraucoFirst Siege of Fort AraucoBattle of ItataSiege of ConcepcionBattle of Vegas de AndaliénBattle of AngolBattle of TalcamávidaBattle of CatiraiDisaster of CuralabaBoroa DisasterBombardment of ValparaísoBattle of Las CangrejerasBattle of Los RoblesBattle of Río BuenoAttack on AricaBattle of Yerbas BuenasSiege of ChillánBattle of MaipónCapture of the Frigate Nueva LimeñaBattle of Cucha CuchaBattle of El QuiloBattle of ValparaísoFirst Battle of Cancha RayadaBattle of Las Tres AcequiasBattle of El RobleBattle of CurapalihueSiege of TalcahuanoSecond Battle of Cancha RayadaBattle of TalcahuanoBattle of MesamávidaBattle of QuilmoBattle of AgüiBattle of El ToroBattle of TarpellancaBattle of MocopulliBattle of PudetoBattle of BellavistaBataia de lircaiCapture of CobijaSiege of La SerenaBattle of LoncomillaCapture of TalcaBattle of MaipónBattle of Cerro GrandeAction of 17 November 1865Battle of Papudo1865 Calderilla clashesBattle of AbtaoBattle of HuiteCapture of the Paquete de MauleBombardment of ValparaisoBattle of CuracoBattle of TopeterBlockade of IquiqueBattle of Río GrandeBattle of QuillaguaBattle of Pampa GermaniaTarapacá campaignBattle of AricaRupture of the Blockade of AricaBattle of Pozo AlmonteBattle of Caldera BayBattle of ConcónAction of August 23 1891Battle of Placilla1969 Huanchaca street scandalEl Anillo Rojo1978 Huanchaca street scandalBattle of TucapelBattle of RancaguaBattle of ChacabucoBattle of MaipúBattle of PisaguaBattle of AricaBattle of CoronelBattle of Más a TierraBattle of TucapelBattle of RancaguaBattle of ChacabucoBattle of PisaguaBattle of AricaBattle of CoronelBattle of Más a TierraBuenos Aires2000 km30.405S, 71.380W
84 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1470s: 1 engagements1530s: 1 engagements1550s: 6 engagements1560s: 8 engagements1590s: 1 engagements1600s: 1 engagements1610s: 1 engagements1620s: 1 engagements1630s: 1 engagements1650s: 1 engagements1680s: 1 engagements1810s: 19 engagements19 in 1810s1820s: 7 engagements1830s: 1 engagements1850s: 5 engagements1860s: 8 engagements1870s: 7 engagements1880s: 3 engagements1890s: 5 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1960s: 1 engagements1970s: 3 engagements1470s1970s
84 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1471Battle of the MauleIncas in Central Chile
15 July 1536Battle of ReynogüelénReynogüelénArauco War
25 December 1553Battle of TucapelArauco War
23 February 1554Battle of MarihueñuArauco War
1556Battle of PeteroaPeteroaArauco War
30 April 1557Battle of MataquitoCuricó ProvinceArauco War
8 November 1557Battle of LagunillasArauco War
13 December 1558Battle of QuiapoArauco War
1563Second Siege of AraucoArauco
3 February 1563First Siege of Fort AraucoArauco
1564Battle of ItataItata RiverArauco War
1 February 1564Siege of ConcepcionConcepciónArauco War
1564Battle of Vegas de AndaliénAndalien RiverArauco War
25 March 1564Battle of AngolArauco War
1566Battle of TalcamávidaTalcamávidaArauco War
7 January 1569Battle of CatiraiArauco War
23 December 1598Disaster of Curalaba
1606Boroa DisasterBoroa RiverArauco War
1614Bombardment of ValparaísoValparaísoEighty Years' War
15 May 1629Battle of Las Cangrejeras
1630Battle of Los RoblesItata RiverArauco War
1654Battle of Río BuenoBueno RiverArauco War
1681Attack on AricaAricaGolden Age of Piracy
1813Battle of Yerbas BuenasYerbas BuenasChilean War of Independence
27 July 1813Siege of ChillánChillánChilean War of Independence
3 August 1813Battle of MaipónChillán Viejo
1813Capture of the Frigate Nueva LimeñaCoquimboChilean War of Independence
23 February 1814Battle of Cucha Cucha
19 March 1814Battle of El QuiloÑipasChilean War of Independence
1814Battle of ValparaísoValparaísoWar of 1812
29 March 1814First Battle of Cancha RayadaChilean War of Independence
26 August 1814Battle of Las Tres AcequiasChilean War of Independence
1814Battle of RancaguaRancaguaSpanish American wars of independence
17 October 1815Battle of El RobleChilean War of Independence
12 February 1817Battle of ChacabucoSantiagoChilean War of Independence
4 April 1817Battle of CurapalihueChilean War of Independence
1817Siege of TalcahuanoTalcahuanoChilean War of Independence
19 March 1818Second Battle of Cancha RayadaChilean War of Independence
5 April 1818Battle of MaipúSantiagoChilean War of Independence
1818Battle of TalcahuanoTalcahuanoChilean War of Independence
23 February 1819Battle of MesamávidaGuerra a muerte
19 September 1819Battle of QuilmoQuilmo
18 February 1820Battle of Agüi
6 March 1820Battle of El ToroChilean War of Independence
26 September 1820Battle of TarpellancaChilean War of Independence
1 April 1824Battle of MocopulliChiloé ArchipelagoChilean War of Independence
13 January 1826Battle of Pudeto
14 January 1826Battle of Bellavista
1829Bataia de lircaiTalcaChilean Civil War of 1829-1830
1835Capture of CobijaCobija, ChileSalaverry-Santa Cruz War
5 November 1851Siege of La SerenaLa Serena
1851Battle of LoncomillaLoncomilla River1851 Chilean Revolution
1859Capture of TalcaTalca
12 April 1859Battle of MaipónChillán Viejo
1859Battle of Cerro GrandeLa Serena
17 November 1865Action of 17 November 1865Bay of ConcepciónChincha Islands War
26 November 1865Battle of PapudoPapudoChincha Islands War
18651865 Calderilla clashesCalderaChincha Islands War
7 February 1866Battle of AbtaoChincha Islands War
2 March 1866Battle of HuiteChiloé IslandChincha Islands War
6 March 1866Capture of the Paquete de MauleChincha Islands War
1866Bombardment of ValparaisoValparaísoChincha Islands War
1868Battle of CuracoCuracooccupation of Araucanía
23 March 1879Battle of TopeterMoises
5 April 1879Blockade of IquiqueIquiqueWar of the Pacific
10 September 1879Battle of Río GrandeSan Pedro de AtacamaWar of the Pacific
10 October 1879Battle of QuillaguaWar of the Pacific
2 November 1879Battle of PisaguaPisaguaWar of the Pacific
6 November 1879Battle of Pampa GermaniaWar of the Pacific
1879Tarapacá campaignTarapacáWar of the Pacific
1880Battle of AricaAricaWar of the Pacific
1880Rupture of the Blockade of AricaAricaWar of the Pacific
1880Battle of AricaAricaWar of the Pacific
1891Battle of Pozo AlmontePozo AlmonteChilean Civil War of 1891
23 April 1891Battle of Caldera BayCalderaChilean Civil War of 1891
1891Battle of ConcónValparaísoChilean Civil War of 1891
1891Action of August 23 1891Viña del Mar
1891Battle of PlacillaValparaísoChilean Civil War of 1891
1 November 1914Battle of CoronelPacific OceanWorld War I
14 March 1915Battle of Más a TierraRobinson Crusoe IslandWorld War I
19691969 Huanchaca street scandalAntofagasta
1973El Anillo RojoAntofagasta
19781978 Huanchaca street scandalAntofagasta
1978Operation SovereigntyBeagle ChannelBeagle conflict

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.