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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XIV. | ||
CANCHA-RAYADA. | ||
1817–1818. | ||
The Political State of Chile — Pezuela appointed Viceroy of Peru — His Policy — Osorio lands at Talcahuano with Reinforcements — The Patriot Forces — Retreat of O'Higgins — March of Osorio on Santiago — Proclamation of Independence — Concentration of the Patriot Army — Affair on the Lontué — Retreat of Osorio — The Halt at Talca — The Night Attack at Cancha-rayada — Dispersion of the Patriot Army — O'Higgins wounded — Masterly Retreat of Las Heras — Panic in the Capital — Return of O'Higgins and San Martin — Reorganization of the Army — The Camp on the Plain of Maipó . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XVIII. | ||
MAIPÓ. | ||
1818. | ||
Confusion of the Royalists after Cancha-rayada — They march on Santiago — The Plain of Maipó — Position of the Patriots — Desertion of General Brayer — Battle of Maipó — Results of the Battle — Osorio collects a Small Force at Talcahuano — Zapiola takes Command in the South — Osorio evacuates Talcahuano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XIX. | ||
AFTER MAIPÓ. | ||
1818. | ||
Execution at Mendoza of Don Luis and Don Juan José Carrera — Constitutional Reform in Chile — Tragic Fate of Dr. Rodriguez — The Secret Correspondence of Osorio — San Martin leaves for Buenos Ayres — His Arrangements with Pueyrredón — Monarchical Illusions — Bolívar — Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CHAPTER XX. | ||
THE FIRST NAVAL CAMPAIGN ON THE PACIFIC. | ||
1818. | ||
The Naval Resources of Chile — Ships purchased by Government — Affair of the Esmeralda — Blanco Encalada — Another Convoy from Spain — The Mutiny of the Trinidad — The Chilian |