1851 Chilean revolution

1851 Chilean Revolution
DateApril 20–December 31, 1851
Location
Result Chilean government victory
Belligerents

Chile Chilean Government

Conservative Party
Commanders and leaders
Casualties and losses
2,000[1] to 4,000 men[2]

The Revolution of 1851 (or Civil War of 1851) was an attempt by Chilean liberals to overthrow the conservative government of president Manuel Montt and repeal the Chilean Constitution of 1833.[3] After various battles and sieges, by late December 1851 government forces had subdued the revolutionaries.

Francisco Bilbao, member of the revolutionary side
Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna, opponent and persecuted politician
  1. ^ Manuela Fernández Rodríguez & Leandro Martínez Peñas (2010). "Alteraciones violentas de la vida política en Chile (1810-1891)" Revista Electrónica Iberoamericana. Vol. 4, n° 2, pp. 41
  2. ^ Lora Cam, José F. W. (1981). Holocausto, mil ochocientos setenta y nueve-mil novecientos setenta y nueve. Bogotá: Editorial Tercer Mundo. p. 90. Las guerras civiles chilenas de 1829-1830, 1851 y 1859 dejaron, entre muertos y heridos, 2000, 4000 y 5000 vidas perdidas
  3. ^ "Revolución de 1851" [Revolution of 1851]. Memoria Chilena (in Spanish). Biblioteca Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.