Francisco Crespo y Denis
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| Born | 1791 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Died | 1849 San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance |
 Argentina
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Army of the Andes |
| Battles/wars |
Battle of Cotagaita Battle of Suipacha Battle of Huaqui Battle of Chacabuco Battle of Maipú Battle of Vuelta de Obligado |
Francisco Crespo y Denis (1791-1849) was an Argentine patriot officer, who had participated in the War of Independence, Brazilian War, and in the Argentine Civil Wars.
Francisco Crespo was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Buenaventura Crespo, born in Galicia and Cathalina Denis, criolla descendant of Gerónimo Denis, settler in Córdoba, in the mid 17th century.
Crespo began his military career in 1808, and two years later it was incorporated into the Army of the North, in command of Antonio González de Balcarce, where he participated in the actions of Suipacha. In 1812 had been part of the army during Siege of Montevideo (1812–14). In 1814 Crespo enlists in the Army of the Andes, fighting in the battles of Chacabuco and Maipu. In 1826 he participates in the war of Brazil and fighting heroically in the Battle of Ituzaingó.
In 1830s Francisco Crespo was military commander in Carmen de Patagones, city where he was married to Angela Ocampo. During the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, Crespo replaces the General Lucio Norberto Mansilla, in the command of Argentine troops against the Anglo-French squad.
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