Filomena Valenzuela Goyenechea (c. 1848–1924) was a Chilean soldier, known as ''La Madrecita''.Valdivia, Francisca (4 de julio de 2011). «La importancia de la mujer en la guerra de 1879 a 1884». Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez. Consultado el 18 de mayo de 2016. Originally a cantinière, she came to participate directly in combat in the

Battle of Pisagua The Battle of Pisagua ("Desembarco y combate de Pisagua"), was a landing operation of the War of the Pacific, fought on November 2, 1879, between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru. The Chilean army commanded by Erasmo Escala, supp ...

, Battle of Dolores and

Battle of Los Ángeles The Battle of Los Ángeles was a military action fought on 22 March 1880 between the Chilean and Peruvian armies during the Tacna and Arica Campaign of the War of the Pacific. The Chilean forces under Commander in chief Manuel Baquedano assaul ...

during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought ...

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