Pedro Lagos

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It was born in Chillán in 1832, the family formed by Manuel Lagos y Jara Quemada, and Rosario Marchant . Because its house was in ruins due to the 1835 earthquake that destroyed that city, her family was transferred to the field. Pedro was the first-born of 15 brothers and with a weak economic position it initiated his studies in the first school founded on New Chillán and, soon it continued in the school founded by the Spanish Jose Martinez. At the age of 14 years (1846) he entered the Military school, where she obtained, in February of 1847, the end degree first. He contracted marriage with his premium Juana Marchant Lagos, with that a single daughter had. In March of 1849, he enlisted himself in the Army with the sergeant degree second. One got up the Chacabuco battalion, the one that revolted the 20 of April of 1851, to the control of colonel Pedro Urriola. These events surprised it in Valparaiso, reason why it did not become jumbled with the insurrectionists; on the contrary, he embraced the pro-government cause, which was worth the ascent to him to the degree of lieutenant. In March of 1852 he was promoted adjutant and after 1854 she had reached the captain degree, remaining in the trimmings of Chillán and Concepcion until 1857. During the Revolution of 1859 she was with the government of Manuel Bulnes and participated soon in the site of Talca and in the North, in Battle of Los Loros. These actions were worth the degree to him of sergeant major.

• Campaigns in the Araucanía Towards 1860 participated actively in the campaign of occupation of the Araucanía. Their actions against the communities pehuenche of the Biobío, meant to him to promote to lieutenant colonel in 1866. He was the commander of the forces established in Malleco, in 1867, and designated commander of the seat of Angol. In this stage it contracted marriage and like most of the officials in campaign in the Araucanía it obtained earth, in this case in Mulchén. Between 1868 and 1869 it carried out his last campaigns in the Araucanía, after which one retired to the field near Chillán.

• Intense action in the War of the Pacific the second stage of the military specialty of Pedro Lakes defined its passage to history. In 1875, by decision of the President of the Republic, Federico Errázuriz, intendant of Ñuble was designated and, in 1878, he was commissioner like commander in Mulchén. In 1879 its participation in the War of the Pacific. In May of 1879 assumed Intendance of the Bío Bío Inicio', when it traveled to the North with the Santiago regiment. Soon it fought in the campaigns of Antofagasta, Tocopilla, Pisagua and Jaspampa. In January of 1880 chief of the general staff of the Army was named, position to which resigned by discrepancies with general Erasmo Ecala, Army Commander-in-Chief in campaign. Again one retired to the South. In the middle of 1880 he took the arms again, like aide of general Manuel Baquedano, participating in the campaign of Tacna, in May 26th, of 1880. There, after becoming position of the Amunátegui division, he managed to disperse to the allied forces, that until their arrival were defeating the nationals. * The battle that registered in history the most outstanding action of Pedro Lakes, by its strategic cleverness and his valentía, was the Campaign of Arica with Toma from the Nose, fact that happened in June 7, of 1880. General Baquedano ordered the plan to him of capture of this city, and Lagos planned the assault with a contingent of 4,000 infants, dividos in three groups. The targets were the fort of the East, the Fuerte Ciudadela (Little City Fort) and finally the Nose. The defeat of the defenders of the inferior forts was fast, single handed over Peruvian the Nose, with its Morro Gordo (Fat Hill) defense. The idea of Lagos was to hope to the Buin regiment in the Fuerte Ciudadela, nevertheless, according to is counted, somebody identified would not have shouted "To the Nose, boys", causing the assault in mass. This action, altogether - since the inferior forts were taken until reaching the top of the Nose delayed 55 minutes. The feat had been made heroically. Lagos did not ask for more ammunition than the sufficient ones for one hour and average battle.

• Military man until the his Pedro day end Lakes had in addition a valuable participation in the Campaign to Lima, where she fought herself in the battles of Chorrillos and Miraflores, after which she promoted colonel. In March of 1881 Army Commander-in-Chief of Occupation was named, in replacement of Baquedano. In June 18th, 1881, the Senate named brigadier general, being integrated in the Examining Commission of Services. Finally, it received position of commander-in-chief of Arms of Santiago, in November 23th, of 1881. It passed away in January 18th, of 1884, in the city of Conception.