This is an order of battle of the

Chilean Army The Chilean Army ( es, Ejército de Chile) is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade. In recent years, and ...

. Office of the Army Commander in Chief in Santiago, the Army's headquarters city where it is situated * Military Scenarios and Investigations Center * Office of the Army Secretary General * Office of the Army Auditor General Army General Staff Office (Estado Mayor General del Ejército) * Finance Directorate * Logistics * Intelligence Directorate * Projects Department

Ground Operations Command

Army Ground Operations Command, headquartered in Concepcion, the base garrison of the Chacabuco 6th Infantry Regiment

I Division

Responsible for the defense of the

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. After the Spanish American wars ...

and

Atacama The Atacama Desert ( es, Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the w ...

regions. * I Division, in

** 1st Motorized Brigade "Calama" (''Brigada Motorizada Nº 1 "Calama"'') in Calama *** 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Calama", (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº 15 "Calama"'') *** 10th Artillery Group "Borgoño", (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 10 "Borgoño"'') *** 1st Engineer Battalion "Atacama", (''Batallón de Ingenieros Nº 1 "Atacama"'') *** Armored Squadron, (''Escuadrón Blindado'') *** Garrison Unit, (''Unidad de Cuartel'') ** 3rd Armored Brigade "La Concepción", (''Brigada Acorazada Nº 3 "La Concepción"'') in Antofagasta *** 7th Armored Infantry Battalion "Esmeralda" (''Batallón de Infantería Blindada Nº 7 "Esmeralda"'') *** 8th Armored Group "Exploradores" (''Grupo Blindado Nº 8 "Exploradores"'') *** 5th Self-propelled Artillery Group "Antofagasta" (''Grupo de Artillería Autopropulsada Nº 5 "Antofagasta"'') *** 10th Mechanized Engineer Company "Pontoneros", (''Compañía de Ingenieros Mecanizada Nº 10 "Pontoneros"'') *** 7th Signal Company "San Pedro de Atacama", (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Nº 7 "San Pedro de Atacama"'') *** Armored Reconnaissance Platoon (''Pelotón de Exploración Blindado'') ** 23rd Infantry Regiment "Copiapo" (''Regimiento Nº 23 "Copiapó"'') in

Copiapó Copiapó () is a city and commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal town of Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capital of Copiapó Province and Atacama Region. Copiapó lies about 800 km nort ...

*** Motorized Infantry Battalion *** Anti-tank Company ** 1st Divisional Logistic Regiment "Tocopilla", (''Regimiento Logístico Divisionario Nº 1 "Tocopilla"'') in Antofagasta ** 1st Signals Battalion "El Loa", (''Batallón de Telecomunicaciones Nº 1 "El Loa"'') ** 1st Aviation Platoon "Antofagasta" (''Pelotón de Aviación Nº 1 "Antofagasta"'')in Antofagasta

II Motorized Division

Responsible for the defense of the

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

, O'Higgins, Maule, and Ñuble regions. * II Motorized Division, in

** 2nd Motorized Brigade "Maipo" (''Brigada Motorizada Nº 2 "Maipo"'') in

*** 1st Infantry Regiment "Buin", (''Regimiento de Infanteria Nº 1 "Buin"'') in Recoleta **** Mechanized Infantry Battalion **** Anti-tank Company *** 2nd Infantry Regiment "Maipo" ('' Regimiento Nº 2 "Maipo"'') in Valparaiso **** Motorized Infantry Battalion **** Anti-tank Company *** 19th Infantry Regiment "Colchagua" (''Regimiento Nº 19 "Colchagua"'') in

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

**** Motorized Infantry Battalion **** Anti-tank Company *** 1st Artillery (Training) Regiment "Tacna" (''Regimiento de Artillería Nº 1 "Tacna"'') in San Bernardo **** 1st Artillery Group "Tacna", (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 1 "Tacna"'') ***** State Horse Artillery Battery ** 6th Motorized Brigade "Maule" (''Brigada Motorizada Nº 6 "Maule"'') in Concepción *** 6th Infantry Regiment "Chacabuco" (''Regimiento Nº 6 "Chacabuco"'') in Concepción **** Motorized Infantry Battalion **** 3rd Artillery Group "Silva Renard" (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 3 "Silva Renard"'') **** 3rd Motorized Signal Company "Curicó" (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Motorizada Nº 3 "Curicó"'') **** Historical Company *** 9th Infantry Regiment "Chillán" (''Regimiento Nº 9 "Chillán"'') in

Chillán Chillán () is the capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Ñuble Region in the Diguillín Province of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of the new � ...

**** Motorized Infantry Battalion **** Anti-tank Company *** 16th Infantry Regiment "Talca" (''Regimiento Nº 16 "Talca"'') in

Talca Talca () is a city and commune in Chile located about south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an importan ...

**** Motorized Infantry Battalion **** Anti-tank Company ** 21st Infantry Regiment "Coquimbo", (''Regimiento Nº 21 "Coquimbo"'') in La Serena *** Motorized Infantry Battalion *** Anti-tank Company

III Mountain Division

Responsible for the defense of the Biobío, Los Lagos, Araucanía, and Los Ríos regions, especially in the mountains in the country's eastern borders. * III Mountain Division, in

Valdivia Valdivia (; Mapuche: Ainil) is a city and commune in southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia, and Cau-Cau R ...

** 3rd Mountain Detachment "Yungay", (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 3 "Yungay"'') in Los Andes *** 18th Andean Infantry Battalion "Guardia Vieja", (''Batallón de Infantería Andino Nº 18 "Guardia Vieja"'') *** 2nd Mountain Artillery Battery "Arica", (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 2 "Arica"'') *** 2nd Mountain Engineer Company "Puente Alto", (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña Nº 2 "Puente Alto"'') *** Mounted Mountain Reconnaissance Platoon, (''Pelotón de Exploración Montado de Montaña'') *** Signal Section "Los Andes", (''Sección de Telecomunicaciones "Los Andes"'') ** 8th Mountain Detachment "Tucapel", (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 8 "Tucapel"'') in

Temuco Temuco () is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune, capital (political), capital of the Cautín Province and of the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located south of Santiago de Chile, Santiago. The city ...

*** 8th Mountain Infantry Battalion "Frontera" (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña Nº 8 "Frontera"'') *** Mountain Artillery Battery, (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña'') *** Mountain Engineer Company, (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña'') *** Signal Section, (''Sección de Telecomunicaciones'') ** 9th Mountain Detachment "Arauco", (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 9 "Arauco"'') in Osorno *** 13th Mountain Infantry Battalion "Andalién", (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña Nº 13 "Andalién"'') *** 4th Motorized Engineer Battalion "Arauco" (''Batallón de Ingenieros Motorizados Nº 4 "Arauco"'') *** Mountain Artillery Battery, (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña'') *** Signal Section, (''Sección de Telecomunicaciones'') *** Garrison Unit, (''Unidad de Cuartel'') ** 17th Mountain Detachment "Los Ángeles", (''Destacamento de Montaña Nº 17 "Los Ángeles"'') in Los Ángeles *** 17th Mountain Infantry Battalion "Tarpellanca" (''Batallón de Infantería de Montaña Nº 17 "Tarpellanca"'') *** 16th Mountain Artillery Battery "Carvallo", (''Batería de Artillería de Montaña Nº 16 "Carvallo"'') *** 3rd Mountain Engineer Company "Los Ángeles", (''Compañía de Ingenieros de Montaña Nº 3 "Los Ángeles"'') *** Signal Section, (''Sección de Telecomunicaciones'') *** Garrison Unit (''Unidad de Cuartel'') ** 3rd Cavalry Regiment (Mountain) "Hussars" (''Regimiento de Caballería Nº 3 "Húsares"'') in

Angol Angol is a commune and capital city of the Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of southern Chile. It is located at the foot of the Nahuelbuta Range and next to the Vergara River, that permitted communications by small boats to the Bío- ...

*** Mounted Group "Húsares", (''Grupo Montado "Húsares"'') ** 3rd Divisional Logistic Regiment "Victoria", (''Regimiento Logístico Divisionario Nº 3 "Victoria"'') in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

** 4th Signal Battalion "Membrillar", (''Batallón de Telecomunicaciones Nº 4 "Membrillar"'') in Valdivia ** 13th Commando Company "Escorpión", (''Compañía de Comandos Nº 13 "Escorpión"'') in Valdivia ** 3rd Intelligence Company, (''Compañía de Inteligencia Nº 3'') in Valdivia ** 3rd Aviation Platoon "Valdivia", (''Pelotón de Aviación Nº 3 "Valdivia"'') in Valdivia

IV Division

Responsible for the defense of the

Aysén region The Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region ( es, Región de Aysén, , '), often shortened to Aysén Region or Aisén,Examples of name usage1, official regional government site refers to the region as "Región de Aysén"., Chile's of ...

. * IV Division, in

Coyhaique Coyhaique (), also spelled Coihaique in Patagonia, is the capital city of both the Coyhaique Province and the Aysén Region of Chile. Founded by settlers in 1929, it is a young city. Until the twentieth century, Chile showed little interest in ex ...

** 14th Motorized Detachment "Aysén", (''Destacamento Motorizado Nº 14 "Aysén"'') in Coyhaique *** 26th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Aysén", (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizado Nº 26 "Aysén"'') *** 8th Artillery Group "San Carlos de Ancud", (''Grupo de Artillería N° 8 "San Carlos de Ancud"'') *** Anti-tank Company *** 8th Divisional Signal Company "Coyhaique", (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Divisionaria Nº 8 "Coyhaique"'') ** 8th Engineers Regiment "Chiloé" (''Regimiento Nº 8 "Chiloé"'') in

Puerto Aysén Puerto Aysén is a city of Chile located in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region, above the head of Aisén Fjord in the country's extreme south. Puerto Aisén, which is the capital city of both the Aysén Province and the co ...

*** Engineer Battalion ** Mountain Reconnaissance Squadron "Chaitén", (''Escuadrón de Exploración Montado "Chaitén"'') in Chaitén ** 20th

Andean The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S l ...

Company "Cochrane", (''Compañía Andina Nº 20 "Cochrane"'') ** 4th Aviation Platoon "Aysén", (''Pelotón de Aviación Nº 4 "Aysén"'')

V Division

Responsible for the defense of the

Magallanes region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region ( es, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and second lea ...

, which includes the world's southernmost city of Punta Arenas. * V Army Division, in

Punta Arenas Punta Arenas (; historically Sandy Point in English) is the capital city of Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antarctica Chilena. The city was officially renamed as Magallanes in 1927, but in 1938 it was changed back to "Punta Are ...

** 4th Armored Brigade "Chorrillos", (''Brigada Acorazada Nº 4 "Chorrillos'') in Punta Arenas *** 6th Armored Group "Dragoons" (''Grupo Blindado Nº 6 "Dragones"'') *** 25th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "El Roble" (''Batallón de Infantería Mecanizado Nº 25 "El Roble"'') *** 7th Artillery Group "Wood", (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 7 "Wood"'') *** 11th Mechanized Engineer Company "Tehuelches", (''Compañía de Ingenieros Mecanizados Nº 11 "Tehuelches"'') *** Armored Reconnaissance Platoon (''Pelotón de Exploración Blindado'') *** Air Defense Artillery Platoon (''Pelotón de Artillería Antiaérea'') ** 5th Armored Detachment "Lancers" (''Destacamento Acorazado Nº 5 "Lanceros"'') in

Puerto Natales Puerto Natales is a city in Chilean Patagonia. It is the capital of both the commune of Natales and the province of Última Esperanza, one of the four provinces that make up the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region in the southernmost part ...

*** 5th Armored Squadron "Lancers" (''Escuadrón Blindado Nº 5 "Lanceros"'') *** Mechanized Infantry Company (''Compañía de Infantería Mecanizada'') *** 12th Artillery Group "Magallanes" (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 12 "Magallanes"'') ** 10th Infantry Regiment "Pudeto" (''Regimiento Nº 10 "Pudeto"'') in

*** 10th Motorized Infantry Battalion, "Pudeto" (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizada Nº 10 "Pudeto"'') *** 5th Engineer Battalion "Punta Arenas", (''Batallón de Ingenieros Nº 5 "Punta Arenas"'') *** 5th Signal Battalion "Patagonia", (''Batallón de Telecomunicaciones Nº 5 "Patagonia"'') *** Anti-tank Company "Pelantaru", (''Compañía Antiblindaje "Pelantaru"'') *** 5th Commando Company "Lientur", (''Compañía de Comandos Nº 5 "Lientur"'') ** 11th Motorized Detachment "Caupolicán", (''Destacamento Motorizado Nº 11 "Caupolicán"'') in

Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (English: ''Big Island of the Land of Fire'') also formerly ''Isla de Xátiva''

VI Division

Responsible for the defense of the Arica y Parinacota and

Tarapacá San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, also known simply as Tarapacá, is a town in the region of the same name in Chile. History The town has likely been inhabited since the 12th century, when it formed part of the Inca trail. When Spanish explorer Diego ...

regions. * VI Division, in

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191, ...

** 1st Armored Brigade "Cuirassiers" (''Brigada Acorazada Nº 1 "Coraceros"'') in

Arica Arica ( ; ) is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northernmost city, being located only south of the border with Peru. The city is the capita ...

*** 27th Armored Infantry Battalion "Bulnes", (''Batallón de Infantería Blindado Nº 27 "Bulnes"'') *** 9th Armored Group "Vencedores", (''Grupo Blindado Nº 9 "Vencedores"'') *** 4th Self-propelled Artillery Group "Miraflores", (''Grupo de Artillería Autopropulsada Nº 4 "Miraflores"'') *** Anti-tank Company, (''Compañía Antiblindaje'') *** Anti-air Artillery Battery, (''Batería de Artillería Antiaérea'') *** 9th Mechanized Engineer Company "Zapadores", (''Compañía de Ingenieros Mecanizada Nº 9 "Zapadores"'') *** 10th Signal Company "San Marcos de Arica", (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Nº 10 "San Marcos de Arica"'') *** Supply and Maintenance Company, (''Compañía de Abastecimiento y Mantenimiento'') *** Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, (''Pelotón de Exploración Blindado'') ** 2nd Armored Brigade "Mounted Rifles" (''Brigada Acorazada Nº 2 "Cazadores"'') in

Pozo Almonte Pozo Almonte () is a city and commune of Chile located in the interior of Atacama Desert. It has been the capital of Tamarugal Province since this province was established in 2007. The city is located at from Tacapacá Region's capital, Iquique ...

*** 5th Armored Infantry Battalion "Carampangue", (''Batallón de Infantería Blindado Nº 5 "Carampangue"'') *** 7th Armored Group "Guías", (''Grupo Blindado Nº 7 "Guías"'') *** 9th Self-propelled Artillery Group "Salvo", (''Grupo de Artillería Autopropulsada Nº 9 "Salvo"'') *** 7th Mechanized Engineer Company "Aconcagua", (''Compañía de Ingenieros Mecanizada Nº 7 "Aconcagua"'') *** 11th Signal Company "Huara", (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Nº 11 "Huara"'') *** Armored Reconnaissance Platoon, (''Pelotón de Exploración Blindado'') *** Supply and Maintenance Company, (''Compañía de Abastecimiento y Mantenimiento'') ** 4th Motorized Brigade "Rancagua" (''Brigada Motorizada Nº 4 "Rancagua"'') in

*** 4th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Rancagua", (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizada Nº 4 "Rancagua"'') *** 6th Artillery Group "Dolores", (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 6 "Dolores"'') *** 6th Engineer Battalion "Azapa", (''Batallón de Ingenieros Nº 6 "Azapa"'') *** Signal Company (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones'') *** Historical Company ** 24th Motorized Brigade "Huamachuco", (''Brigada Motorizada Nº 24 "Huamachuco"'') in

Putre Putre is a Chilean town and commune, capital of the Parinacota Province in the Arica-Parinacota Region. It is located east of Arica, at an altitude of . The town is backdropped by Taapaca volcanic complex. Putre is on the edge of the Lauca Na ...

*** 24th Motorized Infantry Battalion "Huamachuco", (''Batallón de Infantería Motorizada Nº 24 "Huamachuco"'') *** 14th Artillery Group "Parinacota", (''Grupo de Artillería Nº 14 "Parinacota"'') *** Reconnaissance Platoon, (''Pelotón de Exploración Terrestre'') *** Anti-tank Company, (''Compañía Antiblindaje'') *** Engineer Company, (''Compañía de Ingenieros'') *** Signal Company, (''Compañía de Telecomunicaciones'') *** Logistic Company, (''Compañía Logística'') ** 6th Divisional Logistic Regiment "Pisagua", (''Regimiento Logístico Divisionario Nº 6 "Pisagua"'') in Arica ** 6th Signal Battalion "Tarapacá", (''Batallón de Telecomunicaciones N° 6 "Tarapacá"'') in Pozo Almonte ** 1st Commando Company "Iquique", (''Compañía de Comandos Nº 1 "Iquique"'') in Iquique ** 6th Aviation Platoon "Arica", (''Pelotón de Aviación Nº 6 "Arica"'') in Arica

Special Operations Brigade

* Special Operations Brigade "

Lautaro Lautaro (Anglicized as 'Levtaru') ( arn, Lef-Traru " swift hawk") (; 1534? – April 29, 1557) was a young Mapuche toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest in Chile and developing the tactics that would conti ...

", (''Brigada de Operaciones Especiales "Lautaro"'') in Peldehue ** 1st Paratroopers Battalion "Pelantaru", (''Batallón de Paracaidistas Nº 1 "Pelantaru"'') ** Army Special Forces Group, (''Agrupación de Fuerzas Especiales del Ejército'') ** Mountain Special Group, (''Agrupación Especial de Montaña'') ** Paratroopers and Special Forces School, (''Escuela de Paracaidistas y Fuerzas Especiales'') ** 12th Commando Company, (''Compañía de Comandos Nº 12'') ** Logistic Company, (''Compañía Logística'')

Army Aviation Brigade

* Army Aviation Brigade, (''Brigada de Aviación'') in

Rancagua Rancagua () is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It was originally named Sant ...

** Fixed-Wing Aircraft Battalion "La Independencia" (''Batallón de Aviones "La Independencia"'') ** Rotatory-Wing Aircraft Battalion "Germania" (''Batallón de Helicópteros "Germania"'') ** Aviation Maintenance and Supply Battalion (''Batallón Mantenimiento y Abastecimiento de Aviación'') ** Airport Company (''Compañía Aeropuerto'') ** 5x Aviation platoons detached to each army division

Doctrine Command

Army Institution and Doctrine Command (''Commando Instituto y Doctrina'') * Army Schools Division (''Division Escuelas'') ** Bernardo O'Higgins Military Academy in Las Condes ** Army NCO School Sergeant Daniel Rebolledo Sepulveda in Maipú ** Army War College in

La Reina La Reina ( Spanish: "The Queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region created in 1963 from an eastern portion of the Ñuñoa commune. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of Santiago de Chile. La Re ...

** Military Polytechnical Academy in

** Army Infantry School General Jose de San Martin in San Bernardo ** Army Communications School in Peñalolen ** Army Engineering School in

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** Army Services and Physical Education School in

** Army Airborne and Special Forces School in Peldehue ** Army Mountain School in Rio Blanco * Army Education Division (''Division de Educacion'') * Army Doctrine Division (''Division de Doctrina'')

Force Support Command

Army Force Support Services Command (''Commando Apoyo de la Fuerza'') * Army Logistic Division, (''División Logística del Ejército'') in

** 1st Logistic Regiment "Bellavista"(''Regimiento Logístico de Ejército Nº 1 "Bellavista"'') in

Conchalí Conchalí () is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is a northwestern suburb of Santiago. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of ...

** 2nd Logistic Regiment "Arsenales de Guerra", (''Regimiento Logístico de Ejército Nº 2 "Arsenales de Guerra"'') in Peldehue ** 3rd Logistic Regiment "Limache", (''Regimiento Logístico de Ejército Nº 3 "Limache"'') in

Renca Renca is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on May 6, 1894. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Renca spans an area of and has 133,500 inha ...

* Army Engineering Command (''Commando de Ingenieros'') ** Military Workers Corps ** Army Engineering Service * Army Communications Command * Army Infrastructure Command * Army Military Engineering and Industry Command ** FAMAE Arms Factory in

Talagante Talagante () is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word ''Talagante'' in Quechua comes from ''talacanta'', meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper n ...

** Military Geography Institute in Santiago ** Investigation and Control Institute in Santiago

General Garrison Command

*Army General Garrison Command in Santiago, serving the Santiago Metropolitan Region, reports directly to Army Headquarters ** 1st Cavalry (Horse Guards) Regiment "Grenadiers" (''Regimiento Escolta Presidencial Nº1 "Granaderos"'') in

Quillota Quillota is a city located in the Aconcagua River valley in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is the capital and largest city of Quillota Province, where many inhabitants live in the outlying farming areas of San Isidro, La Palma, Pococ ...

, the former headquarters of the Army Armored Cavalry School, also functions as the Presidential Escort Regiment since 1840. Name attributes to the Argentine

Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers ( es, Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo) is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organiz ...

"Gen. Jose De San Martin" and Ecuador's Tarqui Grenadiers and Tapi Grenadiers Regiments *** Mounted Ceremonial Squadron *** Honors Squadron *** Training Center ** 1st Military Police Regiment "Santiago" (''Regimiento de Policía Militar N1º "Santiago"'')

Army Medical Command

* Army Medical Command in

** Santiago Military Hospital (''Hospital Militar de Santiago'') ** Northern Military Hospital in

** Children's Rehabilitation Center * Army Administration Command

Graphic overview of the Chilean Army

Geographic distribution of operational forces

Unit names

All infantry units and most of the artillery regiments are named after important battles or places in Chile, while the cavalry regiments are named after the various types of cavalry. These are the units: * 1st Infantry:

Battle of Buin The Battle of Buin was fought on January 6, 1839, during the Chilean second expedition of the War of the Confederation. The Restoring Army rearguard led by General Manuel Bulnes successfully held the bridge over the Buin River in the North Peruvi ...

Bridge * 2nd Infantry: Battle of Maipu * 8th Infantry:

Battle of Tucapel The Battle of Tucapel (also known as the Disaster of Tucapel) is the name given to a battle fought between Spanish conquistador forces led by Pedro de Valdivia and Mapuche (Araucanian) Indians under Lautaro that took place at Tucapel, Chile on D ...

* 12th Infantry: Battle of Sangra * 21st Infantry: Battle of Copiapo * 24th Infantry: Battle of Huamachuco * 3rd Mountain:

Battle of Yungay The Battle of Yungay (or Yungai) was the final battle of the War of the Confederation, fought on January 20, 1839, near Yungay, Peru. The United Restorer Army, led by Chilean General Manuel Bulnes, consisting mainly of Chileans and 600 North ...

* 4th Brigade:

Battle of Rancagua The Battle of Rancagua, also known in Chile as the Disaster of Rancagua, occurred on October 1, 1814, to October 2, 1814, when the Spanish Army under the command of Mariano Osorio defeated the rebel Chilean forces led by Bernardo O’Higgins. ...

* 6th Infantry:

Battle of Chacabuco The Battle of Chacabuco, fought during the Chilean War of Independence, occurred on February 12, 1817. The Army of the Andes of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, led by Captain–General José de San Martín, defeated a Spanish fo ...

* 17th Reinforced: Battle of Los Angeles * 3rd Brigade:

Battle of La Concepcion A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

* 1st Cavalry: Horse Grenadiers * 3rd Cavalry: Hussars * 5th Cavalry: Lancers * 8th Cavalry: Scouts/Explorers * 1st Armored Brigade:

Cuirassier Cuirassiers (; ) were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols. Cuirassiers first appeared in mid-to-late 16th century Europe as a result of armoured cavalry, such as men-at-arms and demi-lancers, discarding their lances and adop ...

s * 2nd Armored Brigade: Horse

Rifleman A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction of the ri ...

/Horse Rifle Hunter * 6th ACG: Dragoons * 1st Artillery:

Battle of Tacna The Battle of Tacna, also known as the ''Battle of the Peak of the Alliance'' (Spanish: ''Batalla del Alto de la Alianza''), effectively destroyed the Peru-Bolivian alliance against Chile, forged by a secret treaty signed in 1873. On May 26, 188 ...

* 2nd Artillery:

Battle of Arica The Battle of Arica, also known as ''Assault and Capture of Cape Arica'', was a battle in the War of the Pacific. It was fought on 7 June 1880, between the forces of Chile and Peru. After the Battle of Tacna and the following Bolivian withdr ...

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Battle of Miraflores The Battle of Miraflores occurred on January 15, 1881 in the Miraflores District of Lima, Peru. It was an important battle during the War of the Pacific that was fought between Chile and the forces of Peru. The Chilean army led by Gen. Manuel ...

* 8th Artillery: Battle of San Carlos de Ancud * Helicopter Battalion:

Battle of Pampa Germania The Battle of Pampa Germania was a cavalry battle of the Tarapacá campaign of the War of the Pacific that took place on November 6, 1879. In this battle, the Chilean cavalry led by Lieutenant Colonel José Francisco Vergara and Sofanor Parra am ...

* 8th Engineer: Battle of Chiloé

References

{{Reflist *Adrian J. English, Armed Forces of Latin America *Jane's World Armies *Jane's Sentinel :es:Anexo:Organización del Ejército de Chile Chilean Army