Battle of Cancha Rayada (1814)

First battle of Cancha Rayada
Part of the Chilean War of Independence
Date29 March, 1814
Location
Cancha Rayada, near Talca
Result Royalist victory
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]

  1. ^ Laguardia, Garibaldi G. B.; Laguardia, Cincinato G. B. (1919). Argentina: Legend and History (in Spanish). B.H. Sanborn & Company. pp. xxxv.