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Eulogio Robles Pinochet

Eulogio Robles Pinochet

Chilean military officer

Eulogio Robles Pinochet (1831 – 7 March 1891) was a Chilean military officer. He participated in the War of the Pacific and in the Chilean Civil War of 1891.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Robles and the second or maternal family name is Pinochet.
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Civil War

Assassination of Eulogio Pinochet

During the 1891 Civil War Pinochet supported President José Manuel Balmaceda who appointed Pinochet as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Pinochet took part in several battles. After the Battle of Huara on 17 February 1891 he was appointed commander of a division. He was defeated at the Battle of Pozo Almonte on 6 March 1891 and was seriously wounded. He was admitted to a Red Cross field hospital but was found by the revolutionary rebels and executed.

He posthumously received the rank of brigadier general .

References

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    "Coronel Eulogio Robles" (in Spanish). www.laguerradelpacifico.cl/. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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