Laguna del Desierto incident
1965 border clash between Argentina and Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Laguna del Desierto incident occurred between four Chilean Carabineros and between 40 and 90 members of the Argentine National Gendarmerie and took place in an area south of O'Higgins/San Martín Lake on 6 November 1965, resulting in one lieutenant killed and a sergeant injured, both members of Carabineros, creating a tense atmosphere between Chile and Argentina.
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The Argentine magazine Gente y la Actualidad called the firefight a battle. In the background, the shelter built by the Chilean Carabineros | |||||||
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12 Gendarmes | 4 Carabineros | ||||||
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