Episode 2 of 3

Battle of Membrillar

When: 20 March 1814
Where: Membrillar, Chile
Part of: Chilean War of Independence: rebel victories at El Quilo and Membrillar and the royalist riposte at Cancha Rayada

Royalist forces engaged isolated Patriot troops at Membrillar, following the capture of Talca.

The Battle of Membrillar occurred on 20 March 1814. Juan Mackenna had been positioned along the Itata river with a small division. After Talca fell to Royalist forces, Mackenna realized his lines of communication with O'Higgins were cut, leaving him isolated. The specific outcome of this engagement is not stated in the supplied passages.

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Battle of Membrillar Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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