| Battle of Pozo Almonte | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Chilean Civil War of 1891 | |||||||
 Assassination of Eulogio Robles by congressional troops after the battle (vintage engraving). | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Balmaceda Government |
Congressionist Junta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Eulogio Robles Pinochet † |
Estanislao del Canto | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,200[1] | 1,700[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 400 | 76 | ||||||
The Battle of Pozo Almonte was an engagement fought during the Chilean Civil War of 1891 between Balmacedist and Congressional forces on 6 March 1891. The Congressional victory eventually led the junta gaining control of all of northern Chile.
References
Bibliography
- Francisco Antonio Encina & Leopoldo Castedo (2006). Historia de Chile. Balmaceda y la Guerra Civil. Tomo IX. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Santiago. ISBN 956-8402-77-2.
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