Escuela military coronel francisco bolognesi biography

He is considered a national hero in Peru and was declared patron of the Army of Peru by the government of Peru on January 2 of Francisco Bolognesi was born in Lima on November 4, He attended the Seminary of Arequipa until he was 16 and then entered into a career in commerce. While offered a position in the military, he elected to remain in civilian life.

Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (4 November – 7 June ) was a Peruvian military colonel.

However, in , he enlisted and was selected as second in command of a cavalry regiment during a period of tension between Peru and Bolivia. While no armed conflict with Bolivia ensued, Bolognesi elected to remain in the military and took part in the revolution against then-President Echenique. In , Bolognesi commanded the artillery involved in suppressing the revolt of General Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco , centered in the city of Arequipa , and was promoted to Colonel.

After several missions to Europe to help acquire weapons for Peru especially artillery , Bolognesi returned to Peru in May After the fall of Prado, Bolognesi returned to military service, commanding various artillery units of the Peruvian army, retiring in as Commander-in-Chief of the Artillery. In April , he was placed in command of the Peruvian port of Arica.

He commanded the Peruvian forces surrounded in Arica by Chilean troops following the Chilean victory at Tacna. He organized and led a spirited defense of the port city by about 1, men against over 5, Chilean troops with extensive naval support. Thus the Battle of Arica began. The Chileans struck first, attacking fort Ciudadela where the battalions of Grandaderos Tacna and Artesanos Arica fought fiercely.

The old Colonel Justo Arias y Araguez died in combat, while Corporal Alfredo Maldonado was killed in the explosion of a powder keg, that killed Peruvian, as well as ten Chilean soldiers. The Chileans responded by issuing the command to take no prisoners. Bolognesi, Manuel J.