Battle of Lircay
| Battle of Lircay | |||||||
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| Part of the Chilean Civil War of 1829–30 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Pipiolos (Liberals) | Pelucones (Conservatives) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ramón Freire Guillermo Tupper (I Division, KIA) Benjamín Viel (II Division) Giuseppe Rondizzoni (III Division) |
José Joaquín Prieto José María de la Cruz (I Division) Manuel Bulnes (II Division) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,750 (1,100 infantry; 600 cavalry; 50 artilleryman with 4 cannons) |
2,200 (1,300 infantry; 400 mounted infantry; 500 cavalry) 12 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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350 killed 1,000 captured | 89+killed | ||||||
The Battle of Lircay was the final battle of the Chilean Civil War of 1829-1830 and ended with the Pipiolos (Liberals) being decisively defeated. Pipiolo leader Freire was exiled to Peru and the Pipiolos defeated to end the war, beginning a 30-year dominance of the Government of Chile by the Conservatives.