Felipe Ángeles
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| Born | June 13, 1868 Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, Mexico |
| Died | November 26, 1919 (age 51) Ciudad Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Allegiance | División del Norte |
| Years of service | 1892–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Mexican Revolution |
Felipe Ángeles Ramirez (1868–1919) was a Mexican military officer, noteworthy for his participation in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to 1920.
Felipe Ángeles was born on June 13, 1868 in Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, the son of Felipe Ángeles and Juana Ramírez. The elder Felipe Ángeles was a small farmer and participated in the war with the United States in 1847 and in the war to remove Emperor Maximilian in 1862.
Ángeles was educated at the primary level in Molango, Hidalgo. He went on to study in the Instituto Literario in Pachuca, subsequently entering the Military Academy in Mexico City in 1883 at the age of 14. He obtained the rank of lieutenant of engineers in 1892. Concentrating on education, he took on various lectureships in the military academy. In 1896 he was promoted to captain of artillery, and by 1901 he had obtained the rank of major. Three years later he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and to full colonel in 1908. That same year, he left for France to study contemporary artillery.
While Ángeles was teaching at the Military Academy he met and courted Clara Kraus, a California woman of German ancestry who was teaching school in Mexico City. They were married in November 1896.
Colonel Ángeles was in Paris when the Mexican Revolution broke out in late 1910. His request to return to Mexico was rejected, and consequently he did not participate in the Madero revolution. As (Mexico’s) Inspector General of Munitions at the Sharpshooting Academy at Mailly, Ángeles perfected the “French 75,” which would become one of the more effective weapons in the Great War. In May 1911, he was awarded the order of Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French government.
Colonel Ángeles returned to Mexico in January 1912. Shortly thereafter, he met with new President Francisco Madero, and Madero appointed Ángeles director of the Military Academy at Chapultepec. While he was director, he had much contact with President Madero, and developed a reputation as a cultured dignified officer and a man of honor. In June 1912, he was promoted to brigadier general.
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