Land-based arm of the Chilean armed forces
Chilean Army Chilean Army emblem
Active 1603, 1810[ 1] – present Country Chile Type Army Role Land warfare Size 80,000 [ 2] Part of Chilean Armed Forces Headquarters Edificio Ejército Bicentenario[ 3] Santiago Patron Our Lady of Mount Carmel Motto(s) Siempre vencedor, jamás vencido ("Always Victorious, Never Defeated")Colors Red , Field Grey March Los viejos estandartes ("Old Banners")Anniversaries September 19th (Army Day) Engagements Chilean War of Independence Freedom Expedition of Perú Chilean Civil War of 1829–30 La Frontera conflicts War of the Confederation Iquicha War 1851 Chilean Revolution Revolution of 1859 Occupation of Araucanía Chincha Islands War War of the Pacific 1891 Chilean Civil War Itata incident Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 1973 Chilean coup d'état Armed Resistance in Chile Beagle conflict Operation Secure Tomorrow Website http://www.ejercito.cl/ Minister of National Defense Maya Fernández Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Defence Vice Admiral Rodrigo Álvarez AguirreCommander-in-chief of the Chilean Army Army General Javier Iturriaga del Campo Notable commanders Bernardo O'Higgins , José Miguel Carrera , José de San Martín , Manuel Bulnes , Manuel Baquedano , Carlos Ibáñez del Campo , Augusto Pinochet Flag Flag of the Chilean Army chief Fin flash
Military unit
The Chilean Army (Spanish : Ejército de Chile ) is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces . This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts )[ 2] is organized into six divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade.
In recent years, and after several major re-equipment programs, the Chilean Army has become the most technologically advanced and professional army in Latin America .[ 4] [ 5]
The Chilean Army is mostly supplied with equipment from Germany , the Netherlands , Switzerland , Sweden , the United States , Israel , France , and Spain .