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1152:
1140:
1131:José Ordóñez
1124:
1105:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1073:
791:Monte Blanco
734:
693:
679:Biobío River
669:2nd Quirihue
648:
590:Gavilán Hill
387:1st Quirihue
365:
273:and captured
240:José Ordóñez
144:Belligerents
125:Talca, Chile
86:Part of the
62:
53:
34:
821:Tarpellanca
776:El Avellano
761:Talcamávida
746:Curanilahue
719:4th Chillán
714:Los Ángeles
674:3rd Chillán
610:2nd Chillán
580:Curapalihue
515:Potrerillos
482:Los Papeles
427:Cucha-Cucha
402:Huilquilemu
377:1st Chillán
266:300 injured
48:introducing
1546:Categories
1474:Later life
1459:Early life
1266:. Brassey.
1192:References
1137:The battle
1102:Background
961:Bellavista
896:Panguilemu
856:Arauco Bay
811:2nd Yumbel
806:2nd Quilmo
771:1st Yumbel
741:1st Quilmo
709:Mesamávida
664:2nd Parral
627:Curaumilla
615:Bustamante
575:1st Parral
530:Las Coimas
525:Achupallas
452:Membrillar
345:Valparaíso
264:150 killed
56:March 2014
31:references
1408:Chacabuco
1375:Argentina
1329:Inca plan
1167:Aftermath
1144:battalion
946:Mocopulli
941:Carelmapu
891:Laraquete
831:Cocharcas
644:2nd Talca
547:Chacabuco
500:Juncalito
442:1st Talca
422:Trancoyan
407:Quilacoya
392:Cauquenes
382:Aconcagua
1182:Pelequén
1092:Osorio's
926:Valdivia
751:Trilaleo
729:Posillas
510:Picheuta
477:Rancagua
447:El Quilo
417:El Roble
246:Strength
119:Location
90:and the
1177:Mendoza
936:El Toro
911:Neuquén
756:Hualqui
735:Dolores
639:Illapel
412:Florida
335:Linares
212: (
44:improve
1507:Legacy
1116:plains
1063:Callao
956:Pudeto
816:Pangal
724:Curalí
542:Salala
537:Cumpeo
437:Gomero
366:Thomas
132:Result
33:, but
1418:Maipú
1396:Chile
1359:Spain
1127:Talca
1108:Talca
1088:Chile
901:Bureo
886:Alico
881:Boroa
766:Pileo
654:Maipú
432:Penco
254:5,000
251:7,000
157:Chile
123:Near
1074:The
931:Agüi
111:Date
1082:or
215:WIA
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288:v
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