Battle of Santiago (Great White South)

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Battle of Santiago Fotography of MIR troops in an rural zone. Aerial view of Santiago de Chile, after the battle. Date: April, 1974 Location: Central Chile Result: Chilean Government Victory Belligerents Chilean Armed Forces Anti-Pinochet Rebels Commanders Gral. Augusto Pinochet Javier Palacios Manuel Contreras † Miguel Enriquez † Oscar Garretón † Strength II Army Division MIR: 3,200 MAPU-Lautaro: 2,000 Communists: 3,000 Casualties and Losses ¿? ¿?

The Battle of Santiago was a series of fights around the chilean capital of Santiago, during the South Pacific War.

Prelude

On February 12, the Santiagan Armed Forces initiated an invasion in the south of Chile, while, in parallel, a great number of uprisings organized by opposed groups to the dictatorship started taking place in the center - south of the country, taking by surprise to the Chilean troops. In matter of days, the rebel units gained the control of several localities, which forced to the Chilean Army to withdraw, specially to defend the capital, Santiago.