Bernardo O’Higgins wasn’t a soldier of fortune! He was born in Chile of an Irish father who was an immigrant and rose to a fortune working for the Spanish.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofchile/a/10bernardoohiggins.htm
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/chile/ohiggins-bio.htm
Okay, my mistake. Thanks for the additional info.