Adolfo Holley

Adolfo Holley

and held posts in the resulting government.

Holley embarked upon his military career in the Occupation of the Araucanía in the Arauco War. At the start of the War of the Pacific, he was commissioned as second in command of the regiment "Esmeralda" when it was created after the division of the older "Carampangue" in May 1879. Serving in this position, Holley fought in the Battle of Tacna. [cite web|url=http://www.laguerradelpacifico.cl/Heroes%20y%20Biografias/biografia%20holley.htm|language=Spanish|title=Coronel Adolfo Holley] He was promoted to commander of the regiment when its prior commander, Santiago Amengual, was named chief of the First Division in the Lima Campaign. Holley fought in the Battle of Chorrillos (Battle of San Juan) and the Battle of Miraflores, where his regiment suffered heavy losses. [cite web|url=http://www.laguerradelpacifico.cl/Heroes%20y%20Biografias/biografia%20holley.htm|language=Spanish|title=Coronel Adolfo Holley] After the capture of Lima and the Chilean occupation of Lima, he remained in Peru with the Esmeralda regiment, taking part in the Breña Campaign (Campaign of the Sierra).

On May 27, 1891, Holley was named Minister of War and Navy by the Revolutionary Junta loyal to Congress established in Iquique. [cite book|title=Exposition of the Illegal Acts of Ex-President Balmaceda, which Caused the Civil War in Chile |author=Pedro Montt|year=1891|publisher=Gibson Bros|page=32|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=09Hk65K38CTx6zL9nx-DSim&id=nI_eroQctz8C&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=adolfo+holley] [cite web|url=http://www.defensa.cl/nomina_ministros1.htm|title=List of Chilean National Defense Ministers|language=Spanish] He defended the post, defeating the presidential government's forces loyal to José Manuel Balmaceda. [cite web|url=http://www.armada.cl/arm_tradicion_hist/site/artic/20030515/pags/20030515102844.html|title=La Junta de Gobierno y sus Primeras Medidas (12 de abril de 1891)|language=Spanish] Meanwhile, Jorge Montt, a Congressional supporter, took over control of the Santiago Government Junta in September 20. Holley left the government upon Montt's assumption of the constitutional office of President and the start of the new government on December 26, 1891, ending the transitional wartime regime in which he had served.

Holley served as the Senior General and Inspector General of the Army, the commander-in-chief, from 1894-1900. Adolfo Holley died in Tacna on November 11, 1914.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.armada.cl/arm_tradicion_hist/site/artic/20030515/pags/20030515102036.html|language=Spanish|title=Ocupación de los Puertos del Norte (7 de marzo de 1891)
*cite book|title= A history of South-America: 1854-1904|author=Charles Edmond Akers|year=1904|publisher=John Murray


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