Brigadier Antonio Pareja (b. 1757 - May 21, 1813) was a Spanish naval officer, who commanded Royalist troops during the Chilean War of Independence. 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1813 (MDCCCXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

He was born in Cabra, near Córdoba, Spain. In 1805 he took part in the Battle of Trafalgar as captain of the ship Argonauta. He arrived in Lima in 1811 as governor-intendant of the province of Concepción, in Chile. Instead, Viceroy José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa ordered him to Chiloé and Valdivia to organize forces for the reconquest of Chile, which had declared its independence. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Córdoba (Spanish) Spanish name Córdoba Founded 8th century BC Postal code 140xx Website http://www. ... Combatants United Kingdom First French Empire Kingdom of Spain Commanders Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line France: 18 ships of the line and 8 others. ... City motto: La Capital del Sur de Chile The Capital of the South of Chile Also called Biobios Pearl Founded October 5, 1550, Original Name La Concepción de María Purísima del Nuevo Extremo Region Bío-Bío Region Area  - City Proper  222 km² Population  - City... José Fernando de Abascal y Souza (June 3, 1743 - July 31, 1821) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator born at Oviedo in 1743. ... Chiloé Island Location of Chiloé in Chile Chiloé Island (Spanish: Isla de Chiloé), also known as Great Island of Chiloé (Isla Grande de Chiloé), is an island off the Pacific coast of South America, part of Chile. ... Nickname: Motto: Muy Noble y Muy Leal (Very Noble and Very Loyal) Location of the Commune of Valdivia Coordinates: Country Chile Region Los Lagos Province Valdivia Founded as Santa María la Blaca de Valdivia Founded 9 February 1552 Government  - Mayor Bernardo Berger Fett Area  - City 1,016 km²  (392. ...

Early in 1813, he landed at San Vicente with 2,000 men, occupied Talcahuano, and immediately marched upon Concepción, of which he took possession with the aid of the native militia. He augmented his forces to about 4,000 soldiers and at once marched upon Chillán, which surrendered without fight and swelled his army with about 2,000 extra soldiers. San Vicente can refer to: San Vicente, city in El Salvador San Vicente Department, department in El Salvador San Vicente del Raspeig, city in Spain San Vicente de Oviedo, church in Oviedo, Spain San Vicente, town in Argentina San Vicente Partido, partido in Argentina This is a disambiguation page &#8212... Talcahuano is a port city of Chile, lying near Concepción. ... City motto: La Capital del Sur de Chile The Capital of the South of Chile Also called Biobios Pearl Founded October 5, 1550, Original Name La Concepción de María Purísima del Nuevo Extremo Region Bío-Bío Region Area  - City Proper  222 km² Population  - City... Chillán, located about 400 km south of Chiles capital Santiago, has been from its foundation in the year 1580 the heart of Chiles rich agricultural region. ...

In the meantime, Brigadier José Miguel Carrera, head of the independentist government, had organized the resistance in Santiago. Both armies met at the Battle of Yerbas Buenas. The independentists, that had attempted a night surprise, had to retreat while presenting a strong resistance. Pareja, already sick with neumonia, decided then to retreat back to Chillán. He was already so sick that he had to be carried on a stretcher. In Chillán he had to submit to a prolongued siege. While there, the port of Talcahuano was recaptured by the independentists, who also managed to captured the frigate Tomas which was coming from Callao with re-enforcements. Pareja, already weakened by his neumonia and grieved by these reverses, died shortly afterward. His command of the royalist army was assumed by Juan Francisco Sánchez. José Miguel Carrera José Miguel Carrera Verdugo (15 October 1785 - 4 September 1821) was a Chilean general, considered one of the founders of Chile. ...

See also

• Chilean Independence