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Pre-Battle Positions

When
4 April 1818
Where
Lo Espejo
Part of
Battle of Maipú secures Chilean independence

Royalist forces settled at Lo Espejo, seven kilometres from Patriot forces, on the night before the battle.

At nightfall on 4 April 1818, the Royalist army settled at Lo Espejo, about seven kilometres from the Patriot forces. This positioning preceded the decisive engagement at Maipú the following day.

Sources

  1. Battle of Maipú Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20

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