The Battle of Loncomilla was the decisive battle of the 1851 Chilean Revolution between conservative government and liberal rebel forces on 8 December 1851. The conservative victory in the battle essentially crushed the revolution. The rebel army of

José María de la Cruz General José María de la Cruz Prieto (Concepcion, Chile, Concepción, March 25, 1799 – November 23, 1875) was a Chilean soldier. The son of Luis de la Cruz (politician), Luis de la Cruz and of Josefa Prieto Sotomayor, and was a cousin of fut ...

's was aided by

Mapuche The Mapuche ( , ) also known as Araucanians are a group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging e ...

chief Mañil who participated in battle with his warriors. After defeat at Loncomilla Mañil returned south. According to historian José Bengoa Mapuches saw the government in Santiago as their main enemy, explaining thus the participation of Mapuches on the side of José María de la Cruz Concepción-based revolt.

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