The Revolution of 1851 (or Civil War of 1851) was an attempt by Chilean liberals to overthrow the conservative government of President Manuel Montt and repeal the Chilean Constitution of 1833. After various battles and sieges, by late December 1851, government forces had subdued the revolutionaries.
Mapuche chief Manil joined the rebel army and fought with Jose Maria de la Cruz's army against the troops of Manuel Bulnes at the Battle of Loncomilla.
MEDAL for the CIVIL WAR 1851 This medal was awarded by decree of April 23, 1851 to the National Guard of Santiago for service during the Civil War of 1851. It is a 35 x 28 mm oval, gold or silver-gilt medal. The obverse depicts an open book with a radiant five-pointed star above and the curved inscription, DEFENSOR DE LAS LEYES. The reverse is inscribed, 20 DE ABRIL DE 1851, within laurel branches. The ribbon has three equal stripes of red, blue and white.
SILVER-GILT MEDAL for the CIVIL WAR 1851
REVOLUTION of 1859
The Chilean Revolution of 1859 was the second attempt by Chilean Liberals to overthrow their country's conservative government. Like the first attempt in 1851 , it ended in failure. More than 5,000 people were killed during the fighting. The three major battles were:
BATTLE of LOS LOROS March 14, 1859
On March 14, 1859, the Liberal rebels defeated a government force at La Serena, killing 60 government soldiers, wounding 100 and taking 250 prisoners. In addition, they captured 4 pieces of artillery, while their own losses were 40 killed.
BATTLE of MAIPON April 12, 1859
On April 12, 1859, government forces and Liberal rebels clashed in Chillan Viejo. There were 20 rebels and 13 government soldiers killed; 70 rebels and 55 government soldiers were wounded and 300 rebels were taken prisoner by the government.
BATTLE of CERRO GRANDE April 29, 1859
On April 29, 1859, a government army of 3,000 soldiers defeated a rebel force of less than 2,000 in La Serena. There were 100 rebels killed and another 500 captured as well as all of the rebel artillery pieces. Fifty government soldiers were killed. The medal with the inverted Chilean shield was coined by Don Pedro León Gallo during the Revolution of 1859.
INVERTED CHILEAN SHIELD 1 PESO COIN 1859
Revolutionary Coinage In 1859. The uniface coin with Chilean star on an inverted shield with the denomination below (1 peso). This coin has the star oriented correctly on the shield. There is a variety where the star is also upside down. These were revolutionary coins issued by Don Pedro Leon Gallo. Gallo was a failed liberal (left wing) revolutionary from Copiapo, a city in northern Chile and the Copiapo Province regional capital.
The primary result was the end of the Authoritarian Republic and the beginning of the Liberal Republic.
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