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Military records include: | Military records include: | ||
* Muster rolls (listas de revistas) | |||
* Personnel files (hojas de servicio) | |||
* Lists of officers and commissions of officers (estado mayor y expedientes personales) | |||
* Pay records (certificado) | |||
* Pension records (pensiones) | |||
* Naval records (marina) | |||
* Military parish records ( capellanías) | |||
* Military orders (cofradias y confraternidades) | |||
* Soldier enlistments (filiaciones) | |||
* Awards and service ( méritos y servicios) | |||
For the colonial period, you can find military records in the National Military Archive in Segovia (Archivo General Militar de Segovia) and the National Archive of Simancas (Archivo General de Simancas), both in Spain. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline.) | For the colonial period, you can find military records in the National Military Archive in Segovia (Archivo General Militar de Segovia) and the National Archive of Simancas (Archivo General de Simancas), both in Spain. (See the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline.) | ||
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The library has the following military records for Peru: | The library has the following military records for Peru: | ||
Hojas de Servicios Militares de America: Virreinato de Perú, 1788–1800 (Records of Military Service in America: Viceroyalty of Peru, 1788–1800). Madrid: Servicio Nacional de Microfilm, 1971. (FHL film 1156346–51). | * Hojas de Servicios Militares de America: Virreinato de Perú, 1788–1800 (Records of Military Service in America: Viceroyalty of Peru, 1788–1800). Madrid: Servicio Nacional de Microfilm, 1971. (FHL film 1156346–51). | ||
Documentos militares de Arequipa, Perú, 1777–1919 (Military Documents of Arequipa, Peru, 1777–1919). Arequipa: Convento de la Merced, 1990. (FHL film 1563431 items 5–6.) | * Documentos militares de Arequipa, Perú, 1777–1919 (Military Documents of Arequipa, Peru, 1777–1919). Arequipa: Convento de la Merced, 1990. (FHL film 1563431 items 5–6.) | ||
To use Peruvian military records, you will have to determine the specific unit your ancestor served in. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know at least the town where the individual was living when he was of age to serve in the military. | To use Peruvian military records, you will have to determine the specific unit your ancestor served in. If the records of your ancestor do not provide this information, it may be possible to learn which units were in the area where he lived. To do this, you must know at least the town where the individual was living when he was of age to serve in the military. | ||
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Peru was involved in the following military actions: | Peru was involved in the following military actions: | ||
1530s Conquest of the Inca Empire | '''1530s''' Conquest of the Inca Empire | ||
1539–69 Conflicts with Pizarro and his lieutenants, civil disorders and Indian rebellions | '''1539–69''' Conflicts with Pizarro and his lieutenants, civil disorders and Indian rebellions | ||
1819–26 Battles and defeat of the Royalist forces of the Viceroy. (The last battle was fought in Ayacucho in 1824.) | '''1819–26''' Battles and defeat of the Royalist forces of the Viceroy. (The last battle was fought in Ayacucho in 1824.) | ||
1829 Battle of Portete de Tarqui | '''1829''' Battle of Portete de Tarqui | ||
1834 Battle of Cangallo was fought to oppose the rule of Luis José de Orbegozo | '''1834''' Battle of Cangallo was fought to oppose the rule of Luis José de Orbegozo | ||
1836–39 War with Chile | '''1836–39''' War with Chile | ||
1839–41 War with Bolivia (and Ecuador) | '''1839–41''' War with Bolivia (and Ecuador) | ||
1859 War with Ecuador | '''1859''' War with Ecuador | ||
1879–83 War of the Pacific with Chile | '''1879–83''' War of the Pacific with Chile | ||
1895 Piérola led revolt | '''1895''' Piérola led revolt | ||
1922–33 Peruvian-Colombian conflict over the area of Trapecio Amazonico | '''1922–33''' Peruvian-Colombian conflict over the area of Trapecio Amazonico | ||
1941–42 Peruvian-Ecudorian border conflict. The Peruvian forces invaded the Province of El Oro. | '''1941–42''' Peruvian-Ecudorian border conflict. The Peruvian forces invaded the Province of El Oro. | ||
For more historical information about the Peruvian military wars and campaigns, see: | For more historical information about the Peruvian military wars and campaigns, see: | ||
Villanueva, Victor. 100 años del Ejército Peruano: frustraciones y cambios (100 Years of Peruvian Army: Frustrations and Changes). Lima: Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, 1972. (FHL book 985 M2v.) | * Villanueva, Victor. 100 años del Ejército Peruano: frustraciones y cambios (100 Years of Peruvian Army: Frustrations and Changes). Lima: Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, 1972. (FHL book 985 M2v.) | ||
Barra, Felipe de la. Asuntos militares (Military Affairs). Lima: Comisión Nacional del Sesquicentenario del Perú,197–. (FHL book 985 M29b.) The library has volumes 2–6. | * Barra, Felipe de la. Asuntos militares (Military Affairs). Lima: Comisión Nacional del Sesquicentenario del Perú,197–. (FHL book 985 M29b.) The library has volumes 2–6. | ||
Additional military histories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | Additional military histories are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||