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COMMANDER // 1830–1901

Camilo Carrillo

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Lifespan

1830 – 1901

18301840185018601870188018901900War of the Pacific · 1879-1884Battle of Arica — February 27, 1880 · Peru · War of the Pacific

Active service 1880 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 50.

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Camilo Nicanor Carrillo Martínez was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician. He served in the Peruvian blockade of Bolivia in 1853 and commanded the Loa in the 1866 Battle of Callao during the Chincha Islands War with Spain. He served as minister of finance and commerce in 1870-71 and in 1873-74 before being elected to the Chamber of Deputies, of which he served as president from 1878. Carrillo returned to naval command during the War of the Pacific before becoming minister of war and the navy, serving in 1880 and 1899.

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Battles (1)

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