![]() ![]() An expedition was disembarked to Chiloé Island which ended in failure when the Chilean Army led by Jorge Beauchef was defeated at the Battle of Mocopulli. In March 1824 the Chilean Navy and Army took again upon the task of eradicate the Spanish monarchy from Chiloé Archipelago. He later took control of the fortresses of Valdivia, but failed in his attempt to conquer Chiloé Island. He was a key figure in the war against loyalist forces in Peru. The first commander of the Chilean Navy was Manuel Blanco Encalada until Lord Cochrane, formerly a Captain in the British navy, was hired by O'Higgins to be the commander of the Navy, who in turn hired an almost all- anglophone complement of officers and midshipmen, and crews of British, Irish and American seamen. Chile's First National Fleet and the Academy for Young Midshipmen (predecessor of the current Naval Academy) were founded, as were the Marine Corps and the Supply Commissary. ![]() This led to the development of the Chilean Navy, and the first legal resolutions outlining the organization of the institution were created. ![]() A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea". Main article: First Chilean Navy Squadron ![]()
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