The
Chilean Civil War of 1891, also known as
Revolution of 1891 was an
armed conflict between forces supporting
Congress and forces supporting the sitting
President,
José Manuel Balmaceda. The war saw a confrontation between the
Chilean Army and the
Chilean Navy, which had sided with the president and the congress, respectively. This conflict ended with the defeat of the Chilean Army and the presidential forces and President Balmaceda committing
suicide as a consequence. In Chilean historiography the war marks the end of the
Liberal Republic and the beginning of the
Parliamentary Era.