| First battle of Cancha Rayada | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Chilean War of Independence | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Chilean patriots |
 Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Manuel Blanco Encalada |
Ángel Calvo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,400 | 450 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 prisoners | Unknown | ||||||
The first battle of Cancha Rayada, sometimes termed the 'Disaster' or 'Surprise of Cancha Rayada', took place on 29 March 1814, during the War of Chilean Independence.[1]
- ^ Laguardia, Garibaldi G. B.; Laguardia, Cincinato G. B. (1919). Argentina: Legend and History (in Spanish). B.H. Sanborn & Company. pp. xxxv.