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1859 Chilean revolution | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Conservative government | Liberal rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Manuel Montt Torres Col. José María Silva Chávez José Manuel Pinto Arias Juan Vidaurre Leal |
Pedro León Gallo Goyenechea Pedro Pablo Muñoz Ramón Arancibia Vicente Zorrilla Nicolás Tirapegui | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,400 (January) 6,200 - 7,000 (May) | 2,000 |
The Chilean Revolution of 1859 was the second attempt by the Chilean Liberals to overthrow their country's Conservative government.[1] Like the first attempt in 1851, it ended in failure. 5,000 people were killed during the fighting.[2]