Battle of Lagunillas
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The Battle of Lagunillas was a battle in the Arauco War on November 8, 1557, between the army of García Hurtado de Mendoza and the Mapuche army near some shallow lakes a league south of the Bio-Bio River.
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Battle of Lagunillas | |||||||
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Part of Arauco War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Spanish Empire | Mapuche | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
García Hurtado de Mendoza | Turcupichun[2] | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
530 Spanish Cavalry, 200 arquebusiers, 5 artillery pieces [3] 4,000 Indian auxiliaries[4] | 8,000 - 12,000 Mapuche [5] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 Spaniards killed and many seriously wounded | 300 killed, 150 captured [6] |
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