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army, tad occupied the fatal height of Mari- 

 guenu, which the Spaniards, for what reasoH I 

 know not, had never thought of fortifying, he 

 immediately marched against him at the head of 

 three hundred European soldiers, and a large 

 number of auxiliaries. Paillataru, like severaV 

 of his predecessors, had the glory of rendering 

 this mountain famous by the total defeat of the 

 Spanish army. The president, who very fortu- 

 nately escaped being made prisoner, withdrew 

 precipitately with the small remnant of his troops 

 to the city of Angol. Greatly intimidated by his 

 defeat, he there resigned the command of the 

 army to Gamboa, the marshal, and to the quarter- 

 master Velasco, whom he ordered immediately 

 to evacuate the so often destroyed and rebuilt 

 fortress of Arauco. These officers, while con- 

 ducting the inhabitants of that place to Canete, 

 fell in with a division of the enemy, which they 

 attacked and defeated. Nevertheless, Paillataru, 

 having taken the post of Quipeo, marched two 

 days after against that city w ith a determination 

 to blockade it^ when the marshal came out to 

 meet him with all the troops that he could raise. 

 The battle was continued for more than two 

 hours, and was one of the bloodiest ever fought 

 in Chili. The Spaniards, though severely han- 

 dled, remained masters of the field ; but Pailla- 

 tarii, having in a short time repaired his losses^, 

 tcturned to oppose the marshal, who had entered 

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