Chilean War of Independence was officially issued by Chile on February 12, 1818 and formally recognized by Spain in 1844, when full diplomatic relations were established. The Chilean War of Independence was part of the more aroused Spanish American wars of independence. Independence did not have unanimous support among Chileans, who were divided between independentists and royalists. What started as a political movement among elites against the colonial power, ended as a full-fledged civil war. Traditionally, the process is divided into three stages: the "Patria Vieja", 1810–1814; the "Reconquista", 1814–1817; and the "Patria Nueva", 1817–1823. At the start of 1808, the Captaincy General of
Regiment of Artillery of the Nation Regiment of Artillery of the Nation The Regiment of Artillery of the Nation () was an Argentine regiment established in 1812 and disbanded in 1820. It fought in the Argentine War of Independence. During the times of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, the artillery was managed by the "Royal Body of Artillery". The Primera Junta, the government since the May Revolution, disbanded it and created instead the "Regiment of Flying Artillery" on May 29, 1810, relocating some members of the former one. The "Regiment of Flying Artillery" was disbanded in 1812, and replaced by the "Regiment of