Battle of El Manzano

When the landing of Chilean troops led by Patricio Lynch in Pisco became known in Lima, Colonel Pedro José Sevilla was ordered with 250 cavalry soldiers to harass Lynch's march to the north, which did not yield the expected results.[2] The Chilean brigade arrived without fighting at the point where the rest of the landed army was waiting in Lurín and Curayaco, leaving the troops from Sevilla in the rear. Sevilla, who knew about the new landing in Lurín, thought that this wouldn't have occupied the interior, so he continued his journey relatively close to the coast and without outposts observing the road. He also sent a notice to Lima announcing his return and the itinerary he hoped to follow.

The courier with the news was taken prisoner and with this information, Orozimbo Barbosa, head of the second brigade of the second division, prepared a trap for Sevilla and his cavalry.[3]

Barbosa arranged the 3rd Yungay Mountain Detachment, the 22nd Lautaro Infantry Regiment, the Curicó Battalion and the 3rd Victoria Logistics Regiment in a staggered manner around the road that Sevilla had announced to Lima, taking advantage of the incompetence to avoid friendly fire

The unequal combat began on the night of December 27 and continued sporadically until dawn. On the next and subsequent day, a search and pursuit began for the horsemen who were able to escape.