Perro Lautaro

Lautaro, successor of a legend

The War of the Pacific was a conflict that summoned citizens to the battlefield, women, men and children went to the defense of the country, but what not everyone knows is that our canine companions also joined the ranks.
Some soldiers, when they had to leave duty, took their beloved dogs with them, it was not at all unusual that Chilean canine crews were to be found on ships of the Chilean army, and it was not uncommon for groups of foot soldiers to march dogs. There were several stories about these animals by both Chile and the Peru-Bolivian confederation. One of these four-legged heroes was baptized as the great Mapuche toki who defeated Valdivia, his name was Lautaro.
The dog Lautaro was a member of the Chilean battalion of the same name (Lautaro). A corpulent quiltro that cheered the soldiers and fought fiercely if the occasion merited it. In the battle of Tacna, Lautaro bravely fought in the front row supporting different companies in the violent