Battle of Placilla

Engagement during the 1891 Chilean Civil War

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Battle of Placilla

Part of the 1891 Chilean Civil War

Two pro-Balmaceda generals, killed in the last battle near Valparaíso.

Date	28 August 1891
Location	Placilla de Peñuelas, Valparaíso Province, Chile
Result	Congressionist victory

Belligerents

Balmaceda Government

Congressionist Junta

Commanders and leaders

Orozimbo Barbosa †

Estanislao del Canto

Strength

9,500

11,000

Casualties and losses

1,115 dead
2,500 wounded

2,070 dead and wounded

Chilean Civil War of 1891

Zapiga
Alto Hospicio
Punitaqui
Pisagua
Dolores
Huara
Iquique
Pozo Almonte
Caldera Bay
Itata
Vallenar
Lo Cañas
Concón
Placilla

The Battle of Placilla was an engagement fought during the Chilean Civil War of 1891 between Balmacedist and Congressional forces on 28 August 1891. The Congressist victory in the battle essentially decided the fate of the war. Congressist troops entered Santiago on 30 August. President José Manuel Balmaceda committed suicide inside the Argentine embassy in Santiago on 19 September.^[1]

Gallery

After the Battle of Placilla illustration

References

^ "La Guerra Civil en Chile". La ilustración artística: periódico semanal de literatura, artes y ciencias. Número 518. 30 November 1891. pp. 753–762. Retrieved 24 November 2022 – via Internet Archive.