Francis Vinton Greene

Francis Vinton Greene
Francis Vinton Greene
Born	(1850-06-27)June 27, 1850 Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Died	May 13, 1921(1921-05-13) (aged 70) New York City, New York, USA
Allegiance	United States of America
Years of service	1870–1886, 1898–1899
Rank	Major General
Unit	2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, VIII Corps
Battles/wars	Battle of Manila, Spanish–American War (1898)
Other work	War Department attaché, Professor of Artillery at West Point, New York City Police Commissioner

Francis Vinton Greene (1850–1921) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Spanish–American War. He came from the Greene family of Rhode Island, noted for its long line of participants in American military history.

Greene was born in Providence, Rhode Island on June 27, 1850. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1870. He first served in the U.S. artillery and then transferred to the Corps of Engineers in 1872. He next served as an attaché from the War Department to the U.S. legation in St. Petersburg, Russia. While there he served in the Russian army during its war with Turkey. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1874 and captiain in 1883. He returned to the U.S. and was a civil engineer to the city of Washington, D.C. and was a professor of artillery at West Point before resigning from the Army on December 31, 1886.

When the Spanish–American War broke out he raised the 7th New York Volunteer Infantry and was commissoned as it colonel on May 2, 1898. He was quickly promoted to brigadier general of Volunteers on May 27, 1898. He commanded the second Philippine Expeditionary Force which became the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, VIII Corps. Greene took a prominent part in the Battle of Manila in 1898. He assisted in the surrender negotiations for Manila. In August 1898 he was promoted major general of Volunteers and resigned on February 28, 1899.