Chilean Flag Day and Memorial Day for the Battle of Concepción
Chilean Flag Day and Memorial Day for the Battle of Concepción is held on July 9. This event in the first decade of the month July is annual. Help us
During July 9 and 10, 1882, the Combate de la Concepción took place, one of the most dramatic events of the War of the Pacific. The Chacabuco regiment, composed of 77 young men, resisted for two days the attack of two thousand Peruvian soldiers, which resulted in the death of the entire Chilean contingent. For their bravery and heroism in keeping chilean flag raised, July 9th was declared the official day of patriotic emblem.