Candelaria Pérez

Candelaria Pérez
Nickname(s) "La Sargento Candelaria"
Born 1810
Santiago, Chile
Died (aged 59 or 60)
Santiago, Chile
Allegiance  Chile
Service/branch Chilean Army
Years of service 1837–1840
Rank Ensign
Battles/wars

War of the Confederation

Candelaria Pérez (1810 – 28 March 1870) was a Chilean soldier, who served in the War of the Confederation (1836–39) against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation. Initially, she was a cantinière, but she took up a fusil and fought alongside the men she served with. She was considered the hero of the Battle of Yungay, during which when she led an assault against the entrenched Confederate troops. She was given official recognition and the rank of sergeant after the battle.

She was made a commissioned officer before she left the army in 1840, with the rank of Alférez (translated as ensign).

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