1. William Miller, better known as Guillermo Miller, was an English-born army officer and diplomat who served in the Peninsular War and the Spanish American wars of independence.
10 Facts About Guillermo Miller
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Guillermo Miller took part in San Martin's liberation of Chile, participating in the decisive battle of Maipu, and then joined Lord Cochrane as the commander of marines in the Chilean Navy.
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Guillermo Miller participated in the Cochrane's Capture of Valdivia leading a force 60 soldiers.
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Guillermo Miller created the Hussars of the Peruvian Legion who, after turning the course of the Battle of Junin in favour of the revolutionaries, were renamed the "Hussars of Junin".
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On June 11,1834, in appreciation for services rendered to the existing government, General Guillermo Miller received promotion to the rank of Grand Marshal, the highest military grade in Peru.
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Guillermo Miller held various public offices, but argued with the governments after 1836, mainly about their treatment of the Indians.
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Guillermo Miller became British diplomatic Consul to Pacific islands such as the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1843 after Richard Charlton.
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Guillermo Miller arrived in Honolulu in January 1844 with his Scottish friend Robert Crichton Wyllie.
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Wyllie acted as assistant in Hawaii while Guillermo Miller traveled to the rest of the Pacific islands from July 1844 to March 15,1845.
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Guillermo Miller died in Callao October 31,1861, aged 65, and was initially buried in the Old British Cemetery, Bellavista.