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| Battle of Angol | |||||||
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| Part of theArauco War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Empire |  Mapuche | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lorenzo Bernal del Mercado | Illangulién † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 60 Spanish soldiers (including 12 arqubusiers and a field gun) 500Indian auxiliaries[2] | 4,000 warriors[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| No dead, many wounded[2] | 1,000 killed, many more wounded and many captured[2] | ||||||
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TheBattle of Angol was fought between theMapuche and theSpanish Empire on 25 March 1564 as part ofArauco War.
InLos Infantes captainLorenzo Bernal del Mercado had discovered that the rebels had constructed apukara close by, establishing a blockade of the city, additionally natives under thetoquiIllangulién had chosen an impregnable position in a marsh. A Mapuche detachment located themselves in a third position awaiting reinforcements from their main body at the old position. Seeing that this position was weak the Spanish engaged this position. In the battle the Spanish drove the Mapuche out of theirpukara and pursued them down to the river bank and drove them into the river, where they were trapped and 1,000 Mapuches were killed, including the toqui Illanguelén.
InLos Infantes captainLorenzo Bernal del Mercado had discovered that the rebels had constructed apukara close by, establishing a blockade of the city. Lorenzo Bernal ordered a reconnaissance patrol and he observed that the natives under thetoquiIllangulién had chosen an impregnable position in a marsh and chose to retire. Illangulién's troops then moved to a second position, nearer to Angol, to which captain Lorenzo Bernal responded with a new reconnaissance.
Finding that this new position also was impregnable he again retired. Feeling victorious and believing the destruction of Angol was imminent, a Mapuche detachment located themselves in a third position awaiting reinforcements from their main body at the old position. This time, seeing their dangerous proximity to Los Infantes, captain Bernal chose to attack the position before more Mapuches arrived. In the battle the Spanish drove the Mapuche out of theirpukara and pursued them down to the river bank and drove them into the river, where they were trapped and 1,000 Mapuches were killed, including the toqui Illanguelén, and many more were wounded or captured. Bernal ordered some of the captives killed and others lost hands or feet. When the news reached the rest of the Mapuche army coming to attack Angol, they dispersed.[2]
