Eulogio Robles Pinochet (1831 – 7 March 1891) was a Chilean military officer. He participated in the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought ...

and in the

Chilean Civil War of 1891 The Chilean Civil War of 1891 (also known as Revolution of 1891) was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda from 16 January 1891 to 18 September 1891. The war ...

Civil War

During the 1891 Civil War Pinochet supported President

José Manuel Balmaceda José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández (; July 19, 1840 – September 19, 1891) served as the 10th President of Chile from September 18, 1886, to August 29, 1891. Balmaceda was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy in Chile. While he was ...

who appointed Pinochet as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. Pinochet took part in several battles. After the

Battle of Huara A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and forc ...

on 17 February 1891 he was appointed commander of a division. He was defeated at the

Battle of Pozo Almonte The Battle of Pozo Almonte was an engagement fought during the Chilean Civil War of 1891 between Balmacedist and Congressional forces on 6 March 1891. The Congressional victory eventually led the junta gaining control of all of northern Chile ...

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 .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robles Pinochet, Eulogio 1831 births 1891 deaths People from Bío Bío Province Chilean people of Spanish descent Robles Chilean people of French descent Chilean Army officers Chilean military personnel of the War of the Pacific People of the Chilean Civil War of 1891 (Balmacedistas)