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| Second Battle of Cancha Rayada | |||||||
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| Part of the Chilean War of Independence and the Argentine War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Chile United Provinces |
 Spanish Monarchy | ||||||
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José de San Martín Bernardo O'Higgins (WIA) |
Mariano Osorio José Ordóñez | ||||||
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| 7,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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150 killed 300 injured 2,000 dispersed |
c. 200 killed and captured | ||||||
The Battle of Cancha Rayada (March 19, 1818), (also known in Chile as the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada or Surprise of Cancha Rayada) was fought in Chile between South American patriots and Spanish royalists, during the Osorio's campaign in the South American wars of independence. The result was a defeat for the patriot forces, weeks later the patriots take their rematch at the Battle of Maipú.