This country's attempts at independence were twice set back at Cancha Rayada, the first time when its future President Manuel Blanco Encalada was overwhelmed by Royalist force
This country's attempts at independence were twice set back at Cancha Rayada, the first time when its future President Manuel Blanco Encalada was overwhelmed by Royalist forces and the second time when Mariano Osorio was victorious. Two of the stages in this country's war for independence are the Patria Vieja and Patria Nueva Campaigns. The major successes of the latter campaign came at Chacabuco and Maipú. Its first two leaders were José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins. In more recent times, a military coup in this country in 1973 replaced Salvador Allende with Augusto Pinochet. Name this South American country currently headed by Michelle Bachelet whose capital is at Santiago.
This country's attempts at independence were twice set back at Cancha Rayada, the first time when its future President Manuel Blanco Encalada was overwhelmed by Royalist forces and the second time when Mariano Osorio was victorious.
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