José Miguel Alcérreca Explained

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José Miguel Alcérreca
Birth Name:	José Miguel Alcérreca Saldes
Death Place:	Placilla, Chile
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Rank:	General
Alma Mater:	Military School of the Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins

José Miguel Alcérreca Saldes (7 May 1845  – 21 August 1891) was a Chilean military officer. He participated in the War of the Pacific and in the Chilean Civil War of 1891 where he was killed in action at the Battle of Placilla fighting for President José Manuel Balmaceda.^{[1] [2]}

Eponym

The town of Coronel Alcérreca in the municipality of General Lagos in the Arica and Parinacota Region bears his name.

Ranks

• 1865 : Second Lieutenant
• 1868 : Lieutenant
• 1872 : Captain
• 1880 : Major
• 1880 : Lieutenant Colonel
• 1887 : Colonel
• 1891 : Brigadier General

Notes and References

1. Web site: José Miguel Alcérreca Saldes. es. Icarito .

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2. Web site: Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20131119212457/http://www.laguerradelpacifico.cl/Heroes%20y%20Biografias/Chile/Jose%20Miguel%20Alzerreca.htm. 27 August 2021. 19 November 2013. es.