Juan Mackenna
Chilean military officer (1771–1814) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named John MacKenna, see John MacKenna (disambiguation).
Brigadier Juan Mackenna (26 October 1771 – 21 November 1814) was an Irish-born, Chilean military officer and hero of the Chilean War of Independence. He is considered to have been the creator of the Corps of Military Engineers of the Chilean Army.
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Born | (1771-10-26)26 October 1771 Monaghan, County Monaghan, Kingdom of Ireland |
Died | 21 November 1814(1814-11-21) (aged 43) Buenos Aires, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata |
Allegiance | Spain Chile |
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