Battle of Rancagua

Battle of Rancagua
Part of the Chilean War of Independence

O'Higgins' Charge at the Battle of Rancagua
Pedro Subercaseaux, 1938
DateOctober 1–2, 1814
Location
Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Royalists Chilean patriots
Commanders and leaders
Mariano Osorio Bernardo O'Higgins
Strength
5,000 4,000
Casualties and losses
111 killed
127 wounded
402 killed
292 wounded
600 captured

The Battle of Rancagua, also known in Chile as the Disaster of Rancagua, occurred on October 1, 1814, to October 2, 1814, when the Spanish Army under the command of Mariano Osorio defeated the Chilean forces led by Bernardo O’Higgins. This put an end to the Chilean Patria Vieja and it was the decisive step of the Spanish military Reconquest of Chile.