# Battle of Lircay

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{{short description|Battle in the Chilean Civil War of 1829–30}}
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{{infobox military conflict
| partof            = the [Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830](/source/Chilean_Civil_War_of_1829%E2%80%931830)
| date              = April 17, 1830
| place             = near [Talca](/source/Talca), {{CHI}}
| result            = [Pelucones](/source/Pelucones) (Conservative) victory
*Treaty of [Cuz Cuz](/source/Cuz_Cuz)
| combatant1        = {{flag icon|Chile}} [Pipiolos](/source/Pipiolos) (Liberals)
| combatant2        = {{flag icon|Chile}} [Pelucones](/source/Pelucones) (Conservatives)
| commander1        = {{flag icon|Chile}} [Ramón Freire](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Freire){{Surrender}}<br>{{flag icon|Chile}}[Guillermo Tupper](/source/Guillermo_Tupper){{KIA}}<br> {{flag icon|Chile}}[Benjamín Viel](/source/Benjam%C3%ADn_Viel){{Surrender}}<br>{{flag icon|Chile}}[Giuseppe Rondizzoni](/source/Giuseppe_Rondizzoni){{WIA}} 
| commander2        = border|22px [José Joaquín Prieto](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Prieto)<br> {{flag icon|Chile}}[José María de la Cruz](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_de_la_Cruz)<br>{{flag icon|Chile}}[Manuel Bulnes](/source/Manuel_Bulnes)
| strength1         = 1,750 (1,100 infantry; 600 cavalry; 50 artilleryman with 4 cannons)
| strength2         = 2,200 (1,300 infantry; 400 mounted infantry; 500 cavalry)<br>12 cannons
| casualties1       = 350 killed<br>1,000 captured
| casualties2       = 89+killed
| conflict          = Battle of Lircay
}}
{{Campaignbox Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830}}
The '''Battle of Lircay''' was the last battle of the [Chilean Civil War of 1829–1830](/source/Chilean_Civil_War_of_1829%E2%80%9330) and ended with the [Pipiolos](/source/Pipiolos) (Liberals) being decisively defeated by the conservative faction of Chile politics.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=The Early Republic: A Sketch |date=2003 |work=Chile: The Making of a Republic, 1830–1865: Politics and Ideas |pages=3–21 |editor-last=Collier |editor-first=Simon |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/chile-the-making-of-a-republic-18301865/early-republic-a-sketch/47C05691E6E176C6CF1CE2140E4CCADE |publisher=Cambridge University Press |doi=10.1017/CBO9780511512070.002 |isbn=978-0-521-82610-5|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Pipiolo leader [Ramon Freire](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Freire) was exiled to Peru and the Pipiolos defeated to end the war, beginning a 30-year dominance of the [Government of Chile](/source/Government_of_Chile) by the [Conservatives](/source/Conservative_Party_(Chile)).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://legionarios.webhispana.net/33%20Batallas%20y%20Combates/Abril/17%20Batalla%20de%20Lircay.htm?ckattempt=1|title = Batalla de Lircay|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> 

== References ==
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Category:1830 in Chile
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Category:History of Maule Region

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