Talcahuano Corral Bay Valdivia Osorno Chiloé Archipelago The Capture of Valdivia (Spanish: Toma de Valdivia) was a battle in the Chilean War of Independence between...

Valdivia (Spanish pronunciation: [balˈdiβja]; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The...

Valdivia to Chiloe and, in the process, conquered the cities located further south of Valdivia - including Me Río Bueno and Osorno. After the capture...

Navy Squadron, under the command of Thomas Cochrane, captured her on the night of 5 November 1820. She was renamed Valdivia in Chilean service. She was beached...

raided the coasts of Peru, as he had those of France and Spain. On his own initiative, he organised and led the capture of Valdivia, despite only having...

foreign nation. The forts of Valdivia were captured on 3 and 4 February 1820, and their fall effectively ended the last vestiges of Spanish power in mainland...

Lord Cochrane as the commander of marines in the Chilean Navy. He participated in the Cochrane's Capture of Valdivia leading a force 60 soldiers. After...

He also acts as a Chilean soldier in historical reenactments of the Capture of Valdivia for tourists visiting the town's fortress. Marcela Salinas - Catalina...

Valdivia may refer to: Valdivia, a city and municipality in the Province of Valdivia Valdivia River, a river which begins in the city of Valdivia Valdivia...

Capture of Valdivia (1820), some are held responsible for significant defeats at the hands of the royalists, as was the case at the Second Battle of Cancha...

in the Chilean War of Independence, where he won many battles (Battle of Maipú, capture of Valdivia etc). This first battle, one of the most famous, ensured...

Fort System of Valdivia (Spanish: Sistema de fuertes de Valdivia) is a series of Spanish colonial fortifications at Corral Bay, Valdivia and Cruces River...

Chile south of the Biobío and founded Concepción in 1550. He was captured and killed during a campaign against the Mapuche. The city of Valdivia in Chile...

Antarctica as a land mass. February 6 Capture of Valdivia: Lord Cochrane occupies Valdivia in the name of the Republic of Chile. 86 free African American colonists...

Feliú plans this fort had to concentrate most of the troops in case of war. During the Capture of Valdivia in 1820 Thomas Cochrane disembarked Patriot troops...

Island, off the north coast of Livingston Island, is named after the ship. Prior to the battle that led to the capture of Valdivia in February 1820, the patriot...

Valdivia was the Conquistador of Chile, and the Capture of the City of Valdivia was one of the first victories of the Chilean Navy. Several ships of the...

with the port of Callao in Peru the city of Valdivia was particularly badly hit by the decline of the trade with Peru. The fortune of this city would...

May: 4 February - anniversary of the victorious Capture of Valdivia 17 February - anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Chacabuco 21 March - Air Force...

completes the two-day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and two ships. 1825 – The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal...

War of Independence. After the successful capture of Valdivia Lord Cochrane sought to occupy the Chiloé Archipelago which was the last stronghold of the...

Chilean navy, most of whom were composed of Royal Navy veterans. Amongst many feats he captured the Spanish fortress of Valdivia in 1820; and in the...

offer of Portuguese prizes. Thomas Cochrane, who ended Spanish control of Chile with the capture of Valdivia in February 1820, was offered command of the...

expedition to Valdivia was a naval expedition, commanded by Hendrik Brouwer, sent by the Dutch Republic in 1643 to establish a base of operations and...

part in several actions in Chile's War of Independence against the Spanish including the capture of Valdivia. When Brazil became an independent empire...

Chile. It was a defeat for the Spaniards, resulting in the capture and eventual death of Valdivia. The Arauco War was a large scale war that took place in...

was captured by Spanish forces in his early youth, and he spent his teenage years as a personal servant of chief conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, but...

Independence. After the capture of Valdivia, Lord Cochrane departed, leaving Colonel Jorge Beauchef as commander and governor of Valdivia. Beauchef decided...

Arturo Prat Base Captaincy General of Chile Capture of Valdivia Carabineros de Chile Carahue Caravan of Death Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass Cardenal Caro...

Valdivia is one of the few cities in southern Chile with a more less continuous and well documented history from its foundation in the 16th century onwards...