Felipe Ángeles
Felipe Ángeles | |
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Felipe Ángeles | |
| Born | June 13, 1868 Zacualtipán, Hidalgo, Mexico |
| Died | November 26, 1919 (age 51) Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Allegiance | Conventionists (1914–1919) Constitutionalists (1913–1914) Maderistas (1911–1913) Porfiriato (1892–1911) |
| Branch | División del Norte (1913–1919) Federal Army (1892–1913) |
| Years of service | 1892–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | Mexican Revolution |
Felipe Ángeles Ramírez (1868–1919) was a Mexican military officer and revolutionary during the era of the Mexican Revolution. Having risen to the rank of colonel of artillery in the Federal Army of the Porfiriato, Ángeles was promoted to general during the brief presidency of Francisco I. Madero. After the Ten Tragic Days, he became unique in the history of the revolution by becoming the only Federal general to join the revolutionary cause in northern Mexico, serving with General Pancho Villa's División del Norte.