Laguna del Desierto incident

Laguna del Desierto incident
The Argentine magazine Gente y la Actualidad called the firefight a battle. In the background, the shelter built by the Chilean Carabineros
Date 6 November 1965 Location Puesto Arbilla, to the south of Del Desierto Lake Result Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Argentina Argentine Gendarmerie	Chile Carabineros de Chile
Strength
12 Gendarmes	4 Carabineros
Casualties and losses
None	1 killed 1 injured 2 captured

The Laguna del Desierto incident occurred between four Chilean Carabineros and between 40 and 90 members of the Argentine National Gendarmerie and took place in an area south of O'Higgins/San Martín Lake on 6 November 1965, resulting in one lieutenant killed and a sergeant injured, both members of Carabineros, creating a tense atmosphere between Chile and Argentina.