Battle of Pileu

Battle of Pileu
Part of the Chilean War of Independence
Date December 7, 1819 Location Píleo, on the south bank of the Biobío River, across from Hualqui Result Royalist victory
Belligerents
Chilean Army	Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Kurski  †	Vicente Benavides
Strength
50 cavalry	200
Casualties and losses
c. 45 killed

The Battle of Pileu (December 7, 1819) was a minor engagement that took place between the forces of the nascent Chilean Army and Spanish royalist guerrillas, in the context of the guerra a meurte (lit. English: War to the death) campaign, during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence, and resulted in a Royalist victory.