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← 1817 1816 1815 1818 in Chile → 1819 1820 1821
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s
See also:	Other events of 1818 Timeline of Chilean history

The following lists events that happened during 1818 in Chile.

Incumbents

Supreme Director of Chile: Bernardo O'Higgins

Royal Governor of Chile: Mariano Osorio (4 January-5 April)

Events

February

• 12 February - The Chilean Declaration of Independence is approved by Bernardo O' Higgins.

March

• 15 March - Battle of Quechereguas
• 16 March - Second Battle of Cancha Rayada
• 19 March - Battle of Talca

April

• 5 April - Battle of Maipú
• 27 April - Naval Battle of Valparaiso

October

• 19 October - The Spanish frigate Maria Isabel is captured by a Chilean squadron commanded by Manuel Blanco Encalada.
• 23 October - 1818 Chilean constitutional referendum

December

• 11 December - Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald takes command of the Chilean Navy.

Births

• 24 April - Juan Esteban Rodríguez Segura (d. 1901) ^[1]

Deaths

• 5 April - Santiago Bueras
• 5 April - Manuel María de Toro, 3rd Count of la Conquista (b. 1798)
• 8 April - Luis Carrera (b. 1791)
• 26 May - Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza (b. 1785)
• 17 December - Fernando Márquez de la Plata (b. 1740)

References