. ▁When ▁Beau che f ▁heard ▁the ▁sh ots , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁interven e ▁with ▁the ▁ 9 0 ▁soldiers ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁while ▁allowing ▁L abe ' s ▁tro op ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁his ▁rear , ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁rest ▁and ▁re charge ▁his ▁am mun ition . ▁The ▁Royal ist ▁were ▁then ▁left ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁fresh ▁and ▁ent rench ed ▁patri ot ▁forces , ▁who ▁faced ▁them ▁with ▁increased ▁fire power . ▁As ▁they ▁didn ' t ▁know ▁how ▁big ▁were ▁Beau che f ' s ▁forces , ▁they ▁became ▁disc ou rag ed ▁and ▁dem oral ized , ▁and ▁halt ed ▁their ▁attack . ▁ ▁Beau che f ▁immediately ▁seized ▁the ▁opportunity ▁and ▁ordered ▁a ▁front al ▁bay on et ▁counter - charge ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁forces ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁causing ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁to ▁fle e . ▁The ▁patri ots , ▁using ▁the ▁horses ▁captured ▁to ▁the ▁enemy ▁began ▁an ▁imp lac able ▁per sec ution . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁royal ists ▁left ▁the ▁field , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁ 4 0 ▁dead , ▁ 1 0 6 ▁prisoners ▁and ▁ 1 4 0 ▁guns ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁am mun ition . ▁Beau che f ▁lost ▁ 1 1 ▁soldiers ▁and ▁had ▁ 2 9 ▁injured . ▁ ▁Category : Conf lic ts ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁Chile ▁Category : B att les ▁involving ▁Spain ▁Category : B att les ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁American ▁wars ▁of