| Chilean Army |
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Chilean Army emblem |
| Active | 1603, 1810 – present |
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| Country | Chile |
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| Type | Army |
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| Role | Land warfare |
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| Size | 80,000 |
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| Part of | Chilean Armed Forces |
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| Headquarters | Edificio Ejército Bicentenario
Santiago |
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| Patron | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
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| Motto(s) | Siempre vencedor, jamás vencido ("Always Victorious, Never Defeated") |
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| Colors | Red, Field Grey |
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| March | Los viejos estandartes ("Old Banners") |
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| Anniversaries | September 19th (Army Day) |
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| Engagements | Chilean War of Independence
Freedom Expedition of Perú
Chilean Civil War of 1829–30
La Frontera conflicts
War of the Confederation
Iquicha War
1851 Chilean Revolution
Revolution of 1859
Occupation of Araucanía
Chincha Islands War
War of the Pacific
1891 Chilean Civil War
Itata incident
Chilean naval mutiny of 1931
1973 Chilean coup d'état
Armed Resistance in Chile
Beagle conflict
Operation Secure Tomorrow |
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| Website | http://www.ejercito.cl/ |
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| Minister of National Defense | Maya Fernández |
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| Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence | Vice Admiral Rodrigo Álvarez Aguirre |
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| Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army | Army General Javier Iturriaga del Campo |
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Notable
commanders | Bernardo O'Higgins, José Miguel Carrera, José de San Martín, Manuel Bulnes, Manuel Baquedano, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Augusto Pinochet |
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| Flag of the Chilean Army chief | |
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The Chilean Army (Spanish: Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, an army aviation brigade and a special operations brigade.
In recent years, and after several major re-equipment programs, the Chilean Army has become the most technologically advanced and professional army in Latin America.
The Chilean Army is mostly supplied with equipment from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, the United States, Israel, France, and Spain.
