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1248:(in Spanish)
1240:(in Spanish)
1232:(in Spanish)
1218:La Guía 2000
1215:(in Spanish)
1210:
1197:
1191:
1184:San Fernando
1181:
1163:
1151:
1142:José Ordóñez
1135:
1116:
1094:
1090:
1086:
1084:
802:Monte Blanco
745:
704:
690:Biobío River
680:2nd Quirihue
659:
601:Gavilán Hill
398:1st Quirihue
376:
284:and captured
251:José Ordóñez
155:Belligerents
136:Talca, Chile
97:Part of the
73:
64:
45:
832:Tarpellanca
787:El Avellano
772:Talcamávida
757:Curanilahue
730:4th Chillán
725:Los Ángeles
685:3rd Chillán
621:2nd Chillán
591:Curapalihue
526:Potrerillos
493:Los Papeles
438:Cucha-Cucha
413:Huilquilemu
388:1st Chillán
277:300 injured
59:introducing
1557:Categories
1485:Later life
1470:Early life
1277:. Brassey.
1203:References
1148:The battle
1113:Background
972:Bellavista
907:Panguilemu
867:Arauco Bay
822:2nd Yumbel
817:2nd Quilmo
782:1st Yumbel
752:1st Quilmo
720:Mesamávida
675:2nd Parral
638:Curaumilla
626:Bustamante
586:1st Parral
541:Las Coimas
536:Achupallas
463:Membrillar
356:Valparaíso
275:150 killed
67:March 2014
42:references
1419:Chacabuco
1386:Argentina
1340:Inca plan
1178:Aftermath
1155:battalion
957:Mocopulli
952:Carelmapu
902:Laraquete
842:Cocharcas
655:2nd Talca
558:Chacabuco
511:Juncalito
453:1st Talca
433:Trancoyan
418:Quilacoya
403:Cauquenes
393:Aconcagua
1193:Pelequén
1103:Osorio's
937:Valdivia
762:Trilaleo
740:Posillas
521:Picheuta
488:Rancagua
458:El Quilo
428:El Roble
257:Strength
130:Location
101:and the
1188:Mendoza
947:El Toro
922:Neuquén
767:Hualqui
746:Dolores
650:Illapel
423:Florida
346:Linares
223: (
55:improve
1518:Legacy
1127:plains
1074:Callao
967:Pudeto
827:Pangal
735:Curalí
553:Salala
548:Cumpeo
448:Gomero
377:Thomas
143:Result
44:, but
1429:Maipú
1407:Chile
1370:Spain
1138:Talca
1119:Talca
1099:Chile
912:Bureo
897:Alico
892:Boroa
777:Pileo
665:Maipú
443:Penco
265:5,000
262:7,000
168:Chile
134:Near
1085:The
942:Agüi
122:Date
1093:or
226:WIA
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