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Chile

Wikidata · Q298

Active span

1808 – 1884

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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. According to the 2024 census, Chile had an enumerated population of 18.5 million. The country covers a territorial area of 756,102 square kilometers (291,933 sq mi), sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. It also administers several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about 1,250,000 square kilometers (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city is Santiago, and the official and national language is Spanish.

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Where they fought

19 of 24 plotted

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When they fought

24 battles · 3 wars

Battle of Suipacha — November 7, 1810 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Las Piedras — May 18, 1811 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Chimbo — July 25, 1812 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Ibarra — December 1, 1812 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Mocha — September 2, 1812 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Tucumán — September 25, 1812 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Buceo — May 17, 1814 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Las Tres Acequias — August 26, 1814 · Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of Rancagua — October 2, 1814 · Spanish American wars of independenceSecond Battle of La Puerta — June 15, 1814 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of El Roble — October 17, 1815 · Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of Guayabos — January 10, 1815 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Sipe-Sipe — November 28, 1815 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Chacabuco — February 12, 1817 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Maipú — April 5, 1818 · Chilean War of IndependenceSecond Battle of Cancha Rayada — March 19, 1818 · Chilean War of IndependenceBattle of Cerro de Pasco — December 6, 1820 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Ica — April 7, 1822 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Moquegua — January 21, 1823 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Torata — January 19, 1823 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Ayacucho — December 9, 1824 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Junín — August 6, 1824 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Tumusla — April 1, 1825 · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Islay — January 1, 1838 · War of the Confederation1808181018201830184018501860187018801884

Most active in 1812 — 4 catalogued battles.

Battles

24 engagements

Related factions

Allies, adversaries, and co-belligerents

Last verified June 2026
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