Luis Carrera

Luis Carrera
Personal details
Born	b. 1791 Santiago, Viceroyalty of Peru
Died	April 8, 1818 Mendoza, Argentina
Military service
Battles/wars	Chilean War of Independence Battle of Yerbas Buenas Siege of Chillán Battle of Las Tres Acequias Battle of Rancagua

Colonel Luis Florentino Juan Manuel Silvestre de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (1791 – April 8, 1818) was a Chilean military officer who fought in the Chilean War of Independence. Together with his brothers José Miguel and Juan José, they were some of most important leaders of Chilean struggle for independence during the period of the Patria Vieja ("Old Republic"). The Carrera family is of Basque origin.^[1]