(April 5, 1818), during the South American wars of independence, a victory won by South American rebels, commanded by Jos de San Martn, leader of the resistance to Spain in southern South America, over Spanish royalists, near Santiago, Chile. The six-hour battle left 2,000 Spaniards dead and 3,000 captured; the patriots lost about 1,000 men. It ended the struggle for Chilean independence.
MAIP, BATTLE OF
Meaning of MAIP, BATTLE OF in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012