Dashed left edge = started before February 1817 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond February 1817
Events in February 1817 1
1817Battle of ChacabucoDecisive victory in the Chilean War of IndependenceAn army led by José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins, after crossing the Andes, defeated Spanish royalist forces near Santiago. The victory opened the way for Chilean independence and the establishment of O'Higgins as supreme director.