Nicolás Levalle (1840-1902) was an Argentine military officer, who took part in several military campaigns, including the Battle of Cepeda,

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on occasion of civil wars, and the

Battle of Pehuajó The Battle of Pehuajó, also known as Battle of Corrales or Battle of Itati was fought during the Paraguayan War on 31 January 1866. Around 1,500 Paraguayan troops commanded by general Francisco Isidoro Resquín and lieutenant Celestino Prieto ...

and

Battle of Yatay In the Paraguayan War, the Battle of Yatay was fought on August 17, 1865, between the troops of the Treaty of the Triple Alliance, Triple Alliance (Argentina, Empire of Brazil, Brazil and Uruguay) and the soldiers of Paraguay near Paso de los L ...

, during the Paraguayan War. Levalle was born in Chiavari,

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, the son of Lorenzo Levaggi and Benedicta Daneri, a noble family who arrived in Buenos Aires in 1842. 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

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, serving in that position from 1887 to 1890. Nicolás Levalle was the founder Argentine Military Circle, and served for several periods as Minister of War and Navy of the Argentine Republic. 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

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Matrimonios 1864-1868
{{DEFAULTSORT:Levalle, Nicolás 1840 births 1902 deaths Italian emigrants to Argentina Military personnel from Buenos Aires Burials at La Recoleta Cemetery Argentine generals Argentine Army officers Argentine military personnel