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Manuel Villar Olivera | |
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Born | Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain | March 30, 1801
Died | October 6, 1889 Callao, Peru | (aged 88)
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Years of service | 1820 — 1881 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Commander of the Peruvian-Chilean Allied Squad (1866) |
Battles/wars | Peruvian War of Independence |
Manuel Villar Olivera (March 30, 1801 – October 6, 1889) was a Peruvian Rear-Admiral who had a long service career in the army of his country, from the Peruvian War of Independence to the War of the Pacific. He is best known for having commanded the Peruvian-Chilean allied squad in the Battle of Abtao, facing the Spanish Pacific Squad during the Chincha Islands War.