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Juan Illingworth

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Juan Illingworth
Birth nameJohn Illingworth Hunt
Nickname(s)Silver face (Spanish: Cara de plata)
Born(1786-03-10)March 10, 1786
Stockport, Great Britain
DiedAugust 2, 1853(1853-08-02) (aged 67)
Chonana Estate, Ecuador
Buried
Allegiance Great Britain
 Chile
 Colombia
 Ecuador
Years of service1801–1850
RankAdmiral
Counter admiral (Peru)
General
Battles / warsPeninsular War
Chilean War of Independence
Peruvian War of Independence Gran Colombia–Peru War
March Revolution

John Illingworth (Stockport, March 10, 1786 – near Guayaquil, August 2, 1853), also known as Juan Illingworth and later John Illingrot, was an English general who served in the Peninsular War and the Spanish American wars of independence. He is considered a national hero in Ecuador.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "EN UN DÍA COMO HOY". Academia de Historia Naval y Marítima de Chile.
  2. ^ Destruge Illingworth, Camilo. "JUAN ILLINGWORTH HUNT". Diccionario Biográfico del Ecuador. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.