Nicolás Levalle

Nicolás Levalle (1840-1902) was an Argentine military officer, who took part in several military campaigns, including the Battle of Cepeda, Battle of Pavón on occasion of civil wars,[1] and the Battle of Pehuajó and Battle of Yatay, during the Paraguayan War.[2]

General

Nicolás Levalle
Gral. Nicolás Levalle
Birth nameNicola Levaggi
BornDecember 6, 1840
Cicagna, Kingdom of Italy
DiedJanuary 28, 1902
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buried
La Recoleta Cemetery
Argentine Army1852-1900
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsArgentine Civil Wars
Paraguayan War
Conquest of the Desert
Revolution of the Park
Spouse(s)Aurelia Ferreyra

Levalle was born in Cicagna, Genoa, Italy, the son of Lorenzo Levaggi and Benedicta Daneri, a noble family who arrived in Buenos Aires in 1842.[3] He had an active participation in most armed conflicts that occurred in Argentina between 1852 and 1893. He was Commander in Chief of the General Staff of the Argentine Army, serving in that position from 1887 to 1890.[4]

Nicolás Levalle was the founder Argentine Military Circle,[5] and served for several periods as Minister of War and Navy of the Argentine Republic.[6] He was also in command of the 2° Regimiento de Caballería de Línea, taking an active part in the campaigns against the Indians during the Conquest of the Desert.[7]

References
  1. Historia de Roca. Alfredo Terzaga. 1976.
  2. Revista, Volumen71,Tema 694 -Volumen72,Tema 695. Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina). 1971.
  3. Historia de los italianos en la Argentina. Jorge F. Sergi. 1940.
  4. Carlos Moyano: el explorador de la Patagonia. El Ateneo, 1948. 1948.
  5. Revista, Volumen69,Temas687-690. Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
  6. Colección de leyes y decretos militares concernientes al ejército y armada de la República Argentina, Volumen5. Ercilio Domínguez.
  7. Historia argentina contemporánea, 1862-1930: Historia de las instituciones y la cultura. 2 v. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Argentina).
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