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William Miller (general)
William Miller was an English-born soldier who participated in several South American revolutions. Born in Wingham, Kent, he was fluent in several languages by the age of seventeen, when he enrolled in the British army to fight in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1817, hearing of the wars in Latin America, he set sail for Buenos Aires to join San Martin's Army of the Andes. He took part in San Martin's liberation of Chile, participating in the decisive battle of Maipu, and then joined Lord Cochrane as the commander of the marines in his fleet.
After the liberation of Lima he ...
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