Pedro Silva Gil

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Pedro Silva Gil
Born	(1820-08-02)August 2, 1820 Lima, Lima Province, Viceroyalty of Peru
Died	October 7, 1883(1883-10-07) (aged 63) Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión Province, Peru
Buried	Cementerio Presbítero Matías Maestro, Lima, Peru
Allegiance	Peru
Service / branch	Peruvian Army
Years of service	1841 — 1883
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles / wars	War of the Pacific Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos Battle of Miraflores Battle of Huamachuco †

Pedro Silva Gil (1820-1883) was a Peruvian brigadier general serving under the Peruvian Army. At the outbreak of the War of the Pacific in 1879 he was already retired, but he requested and obtained his return to service, being appointed Chief of Staff of the Defense Army of Lima. He fought in the Battles of San Juan and Miraflores in 1881. He then joined the resistance of the mountains led by General Andrés Avelino Cáceres and was killed in the Battle of Huamachuco.