I have rebased my 1818 Royalists on big bases, so I took the opportunity to do a photo shoot including some units I’d not featured before. This is the army that won at the Battle of Cancha Rayada (19 March 1818) and lost to San Martin at the Battle of Maipo (5 April 1818). For those interest in the earlier armies I’ve also got the Royalist army for 1817.
1818 Cancha Rayada
The Battle of Cancha Rayada (19 March 1818) is also known in Chile as the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada or Surprise of Cancha Rayada. Brigadier Mariano Osorio’s Royalists defeated the United Patriot army, with both Argentine and Chilean elements, under the Argentine general José de San Martín.
Steven’s 1817-18 Chilean Army on Big Bases
When I rebased my Argentine army I also transferred my Chilean army to Big Bases. This is the Chilean element of San Martin’s Army of the Andes from my 1817-18 Chilean Project.
Steven’s 1817-18 Argentine Army on Big Bases
I have rebased my Argentine Army of the South American Wars of Liberation on Big Bases. All infantry and cavalry on 80mm x 40mm bases. 12 figures per infantry base; two bases to a battalion. 6 figures per cavalry base/squadron. Guns stayed on 40mm x 40mm bases; one gun per base.
Cancha Rayada – A Liberators QPR Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I played the Cancha Rayada scenario with the Liberators Quick Play Rules. A great game. Really fun. On the down side it was a bit long and revealed some flaws in the scenario.
Cancha Rayada Scenario for Liberators QPR
The Liberators book (Fletcher, 2005, p. 64-65) has a Cancha Rayada scenario. These are my notes for playing the scenario with the Liberators Quick Play Rules.
Wargaming the Battle of Cancha Rayada 16 Mar 1818
On 16 Mar 1818, at the Surprise of Cancha Rayada (Second Battle of Cancha Rayada), a Royalist sortie inflicted a massive defeat on Patriots under San Martin.
Steven’s Chilean Army for the South American Wars of Liberation
This is the Chilean element of San Martin’s Army of the Andes from my 1817-18 Chilean Project.
Steven’s Royalist Army for the South American Wars of Liberation
This is my Royalist army from my 1817-18 Chilean Project. Roland is working on the Patriots including the Argentines and Chileans. I’m painting the Royalists.
Patriot Artillery in the 1817-18 Chilean Campaign
It isn’t clear from the various orders of battle for the Chilean 1817-18 Campaign which patriot artillery is Argentine and which Chilean. This the what I can figure out.
Patriot Flags of the 1817-18 Chilean Campaign
The Patriot flags seemed to be in a state of flux during the 1817-18 Chilean Campaign so I thought I’d summarise the various bits of information. For reasons outlined below this is my best guess for which flag for which unit at which battle.
1817-18 Chilean Project: Phase 3 Battle of Cancha Rayada 19 Mar 1818
Phase 3 of my 1817-18 Chilean Project is the Battle of Cancha Rayada (19 Mar 1818)
Patriot Cazadores a Caballo in the 1817-18 Chilean Campaign
The various sources are inconsistent about the Argentine and Chilean Cazadores a Caballo in the 1817-18 Chilean Campaign. In a discussion on the Liberators 1810-1830 Yahoo Discussion Forum, John Fletcher expressed the opinion that all references to Argentine Cazadores a Caballo and Escolta del General were in fact the Cazadores a Caballo de la Escolta del General. Similarly references to Chilean Cazadores a Caballo, Chilean Horse Cazadores or Chilean Escort Cazadores, are the Caballeria Cazadores de la Escolta Directorial. He recommended getting two squadrons of each unit for the Chilean campaign.