▁to ▁directly ▁protect ▁peri pher al ▁colon ies ▁like ▁Chile ▁leading ▁to ▁local ▁government ▁and ▁milit ias ▁assuming ▁the ▁increased ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁private er ▁and ▁pir ate ▁activity ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁expedition ▁and ▁se af ar ers ▁who ▁land ed ▁or ▁sa iled ▁in ▁Chile ▁with ▁host ile ▁intent ions ▁towards ▁Spain ▁or ▁during ▁times ▁the ▁country ▁they ▁served ▁was ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁Spain . ▁▁▁ ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁As ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Years ' ▁War ▁the ▁Val div ian ▁Fort ▁System , ▁a ▁Spanish ▁def ensive ▁complex ▁in ▁southern ▁Chile , ▁was ▁updated ▁and ▁rein for ced ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁on wards . ▁Other ▁vulner able ▁local ities ▁of ▁colonial ▁Chile ▁such ▁as ▁Ch ilo é ▁Arch ip el ago , ▁Con cep ción , ▁Juan ▁Fernández ▁Islands ▁and ▁Val para í so ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁ready ▁for ▁an ▁event ual ▁English ▁attack . ▁ ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁With ▁Spain ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁at ▁war ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 7 0 s ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁local ▁Spanish ▁authorities ▁in ▁Chile ▁received ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁the ▁warning ▁that ▁a ▁British ▁fleet ▁commanded ▁by ▁Edward ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁heading ▁to ▁Chile an ▁coast s ▁for ▁an ▁im min ent ▁attack . ▁As ▁consequence ▁of ▁this ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁Peru ▁send ▁economic ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁g arr isons ▁at ▁Val para í so ▁and ▁Val div ia .