Although Chile declared independence in 1810 (amid the Napoleonic wars that left Spain without a functioning central government for a couple of years), decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818.
尽管智利在1810年宣布独立（在拿破仑战争期间，西班牙在数年中没有正常运作的中央政府），但直到1818年才取得对西班牙的决定性胜利。