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Francisco Bolognesi | |
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Born | Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru | 4 November 1816
Died | 7 June 1880 Arica, Peru (now Chile) | (aged 63)
Allegiance | Peru |
Years of service | 1853–1880 |
Rank | Colonel Marshal of Peru (posthumous) |
Battles/wars | Ecuadorian–Peruvian War War of the Pacific |
Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes (4 November 1816 – 7 June 1880) was a Peruvian military colonel. He is considered a national hero in Peru and was declared patron of the Army of Peru by the government of Peru on 2 January 1951.