Patricio Lynch

About

Military officer who served in the Royal Navy and in the Chilean Navy and fought in the War of the Pacific.

Before Fame

He was only thirteen years old when he joined the navy.

Trivia

He liberated Chinese slave laborers in Peru during the the War of the Pacific, recruiting some of them to fight with the Chilean Army.

Family Life

His great-grandfather was born in Ireland.

Associated With

He and Alexander Kelly were fellow war heroes.