LA ARMADA DE COCHRANE, CON LA QUE SAN MARTÍN PASÓ DE CHILE A PERÚ, TENÍA 1400 SOLDADOS BRITÁNICOS Y ESTADOUNIDENSES

(en inglés)

The Chilean squadron under Cochrane's command consisted of seven vessels in all, three frigates, three brigs and a sloop. Two of the frigates were former East Indiamen.

Chile had no naval tradition and was therefore reliant on foreign sailors to man the ships. A recruiting campaign in Britain and North America had proved remarkably succesful and by 1819 had attracted 1400 officers and seamen. Two-thirds of the seamen and almost all the officers were British or American. In addition to the sailors a force of some four hundred marines was recruited, all of whom were Chilean.



Fuente: Cochrane the Dauntless: the life and adventures of Thomas Cochrane, 1775-1860 de David Cordingly.








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