Carlos Condell Military person

Carlos Arnaldo Condell De La Haza (August 14, 1843 in Valparaíso – November 24, 1887 in Quilpué) was a prominent Chilean naval officer and hero of the Battle of Punta Gruesa during the start of the War of the Pacific.Possessing a great sense of strategy and analysis in battle, he was always underestimated by the contemporary media due to his Peruvian origin (on his mother's side). His victories in unbalanced conditions were decisive to the triumph of Chile in the War of the Pacific.

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Carlos Condell
Birth dateAugust 14, 1843
Birth place
Chile , Valparaíso
Date of deathNovember 24, 1887
Place of death
Chile , Quilpué

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