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Grand Marshal of Peru
Gran Mariscal del Perú
Country Peru
Service branch Peruvian Army
Rank groupGeneral officer
RankSix-star rank
Non-NATO rankOF-10
Formation1821

Grand Marshal of Peru (Spanish: Gran Mariscal del Perú), commonly referred as Marshal of Peru, is the highest rank in the Peruvian Army. Unlike the other ranks, it is conferred only to an officer who has been victorious at war.

List of Marshals of Peru

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Year Image Name
1821 Toribio de Luzuriaga
1823 José Mariano de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete
Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá
Mariano Necochea
José de la Mar
1828 Agustín Gamarra Messia
1834 William Miller[1]
Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme
Domingo Nieto
Ramón Castilla y Marquesado
Miguel de San Román Meza
1919 Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray
1939 Óscar R. Benavides Larrea
1946 Eloy G. Ureta[2]
1967 Miguel Grau Seminario (posthumous) as Gran Almirante del Perú (Grand Admiral of Peru)
1989 Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (posthumous)
1991 Jose Abelardo Quiñones (posthumous) as Gran Mariscal del Aire

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Delaney, Robert W. (January 1962). "General Miller and the Confederación Perú-Boliviana". The Americas. 18 (3): 221. doi:10.2307/979153. ISSN 0003-1615 – via JSTOR. On June 11, 1834, in appreciation for services rendered to the existing regime, General Miller received promotion to the rank of Grand Marshal, the highest military grade which the government had to offer.
  2. ^ "Mariscal del Perú Eloy G. Ureta". congreso.gob.pe (in Spanish). Congreso de la República. Retrieved 7 July 2020.