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The Military School of Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins, better known as the Military School, is the institute responsible for training officers for the Army of Chile. Branch: Chilean Army. Motto: Merito - Virtud y Patriotismo. OFFICIAL WEBSITE » Map of Academy.
The Libertator Bernardo O'Higgins Military School, better known as Military School, is the institute in charge of training officers for the Chilean Army. Its graduates enter the ranks of officers with the rank of second lieutenant. History. Period of French influence. O'Higgins portrayed by Gil de Castro.
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- Early Life
- Return to Chile
- O'Higgins and Independence
- O'Higgins and Carrera
- The Siege of Chillán
- Appointed Commander
- The Battle of Rancagua
- Exile
- End of The Carreras
- O'Higgins The Dictator
Bernardo was the illegitimate child of Ambrosio O'Higgins, a Spanish officer born in Ireland who immigrated to South America and rose through the ranks of the Spanish bureaucracy, eventually reaching the high post of Viceroy of Peru. His mother Isabel Riquelme was the daughter of a prominent local, and he was raised with her family. Bernardo only m...
Ambrosio formally recognized his son in 1801 on his deathbed, and Bernardo suddenly found himself the owner of a prosperous estate in Chile. He returned to Chile and took possession of his inheritance, and for a few years he lived quietly in obscurity. He was appointed to the governing body as the representative of his region. Bernardo might well h...
O'Higgins was an important supporter of the September 18 movementin Chile, which began the nations' struggle for independence. When it became apparent that the actions of Chile would lead to war, he raised two cavalry regiments and an infantry militia, mostly recruited from families who worked his lands. As he had no training, he learned how to use...
The junta was soon overthrown by José Miguel Carrera, a charismatic young Chilean aristocrat who had distinguished himself in the Spanish army in Europe before deciding to join the rebel cause. O'Higgins and Carrera would have a tempestuous, complicated relationship for the duration of the struggle. Carrera was more dashing, outspoken, and charisma...
After a series of skirmishes and small battles against the Spanish and royalist forces from 1811–1813, O'Higgins, Carrera, and other rebel generals chased the royalist army into the city of Chillán. They laid siege to the city in July of 1813, in the middle of the harsh Chilean winter. The siege was a disaster for the rebels. The patriots could not...
Not long after Chillán, Carrera, O'Higgins, and their men were ambushed at a site called El Roble. Carrera fled the battlefield, but O'Higgins remained despite a bullet wound in his leg. O'Higgins turned the tide of the battle and emerged a national hero. The ruling junta in Santiago had seen enough of Carrera after his fiasco at Chillán and his co...
O'Higgins and his generals battled Spanish and royalist forces throughout Chile for another year before the next decisive engagement. In September 1814, Spanish General Mariano Osorio was moving a large force of royalists into position to take Santiago and end the rebellion. The rebels decided to make a stand outside the town of Rancagua, on the wa...
O'Higgins and thousands of other Chilean rebels made the weary trek into Argentina and exile. He was joined by the Carrera brothers, who immediately began jockeying for position in the exile camp. Argentina's independence leader, José de San Martín, supported O'Higgins, and the Carrera brothers were arrested. San Martín began working with Chilean p...
San Martín turned his attention to Peru, leaving O'Higgins in charge of Chile as a virtual dictator. At first, he had no serious opposition: Juan José and Luis Carrera had been captured attempting to infiltrate the rebel army. They were executed in Mendoza. José Miguel, O'Higgins' greatest enemy, spent the years from 1817 to 1821 in southern Argent...
O'Higgins, left in power by San Martín, proved to be an authoritarian ruler. He hand-picked a Senate and the 1822 Constitution allowed representatives to be elected to a toothless legislative body. O'Higgins was a de facto dictator. He believed that Chile needed a strong leader to implement change and control simmering royalist sentiment. O'Higgins...
El 16 de marzo de 1817 el general Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme creó la Academia Militar de Chile con el objetivo de formar a los futuros oficiales y sargentos. En esa primera academia se formaron los soldados que tomaron parte en el sitio de Talcahuano y la batalla de Cancha Rayada, asegurando finalmente la independencia chilena.
29 mar 2024 · Bernardo O’Higgins (born probably Aug. 20, 1776/78, Chillán, Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru—died October 1842, Peru) was a South American revolutionary leader and the first Chilean head of state (“supreme director,” 1817–23), who commanded the military forces that won independence from Spain.
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1 gen 2012 · ideals set forth by its namesake and country patriot, General Bernardo O’Higgins. Founded in 1817, the Military School has been forging future military leaders for 195 years. In 1896, the Chilean Army underwent a transformation of its entire structure. German military instructors arrived and instituted a new doctrine that
