Battle of Tarpellanca

Battle of Tarpellanca
Part of the Chilean War of Independence
Date September 26, 1820 Location Tarpellanca ford, on the banks of the Laja River Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Chilean Army	Royalists Mapuche Allies
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Andrés del Alcázar	Vicente Benavides Juan Manuel Picó Toqui Catrileo
Strength
600	2,400

The Battle of Tarpellanca (September 26, 1820) took place between the forces of nascent Chilean Army and Spanish royalist guerrillas, in the context of the Total War campaign, during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.