Alejandro Danel

Alejandro Danel (1791–1865) was a French soldier, who served in the Napoleonic Armies,[1] and in Argentina where he took part in the War of Independence and Civil War.[2]

Colonel

Alejandro Danel
Personal details
Born
Alexandre Danel

September 5, 1791
Arras, France
DiedJuly 22, 1865
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
NationalityFrench
Political partyUnitarian Party
Spouse(s)Rosalia Fagiani
OccupationArmy
politician
ProfessionMilitary man
Signature
Military service
Allegiance First French Empire
(1807–1815)
United Provinces of South America
(1817–1831)
Unitarian Army
(1831–1852)
Ejército Grande
1852
State of Buenos Aires
(1852–1861)
Argentine Republic
since 1861
Branch/serviceGrande Armée
Argentine Army
Years of service1807–1860
RankColonel
UnitImperial Guard (1807–1815)
Battles/warsNapoleonic Wars
Argentine War of Independence
Cisplatine War
Uruguayan Civil War
Argentine Civil Wars

Biography
military services of Colonel Alejandro Danel in the French army

He was born in Arras, northern France, the son of Alexandre Danel and Isabelle Obon, belonging to a family of Flemish descent.[3] In France he fought in the Battle of Paris, where he was wounded, and in Waterloo.[4] He arrived in Argentina in 1815, and shortly after was incorporated into the Army, serving as a lieutenant in the 2° Batallón de Cazadores.[5]

Danel participated in the last military campaigns of the War of Independence, and also took part in the Brazilian War.[6] He served under General Juan Lavalle during the Civil Wars, taking part in Battle of Yeruá, Battle of Don Cristóbal, Battle of Sauce Grande and Battle of Quebracho Herrado.[7]

He fought under the command of General Justo José de Urquiza in the Battle of Caseros, and took part in the defense of Buenos Aires against Hilario Lagos. He also participated in the Battle of Cepeda, serving in the ranks of Bartolomé Mitre.[8]

Colonel Alejandro Danel was in charge of the custody of General Lavalle's body, after he was killed in Jujuy. In 1861, he headed the homage acts in the repatriation of the remains of General Juan Lavalle to the Recoleta Cemetery.[9] At the end of his life he served as Edecan of the Governor of the province of Buenos Aires Mariano Saavedra.[10]

References
  1. Letras, Academia Argentina de (1956). Boletín de la Academia Argentina de Letras, Volumen 21.
  2. Revista, Volumen58,Tema 647 -Volumen59,Tema 654. Círculo Militar (Buenos Aires, Argentina). 1958.
  3. Campanha de Ituzaingô: ensaio de história militar sulamericana em tôrno da Batalha de Ituzaingô ou de Passo do Rosário, na guerra de 1825 a 1828 entre o Império do Brasil e as Províncias Unidas do Rio da Prata. Henrique Oscar Wiederspahn. 1961.
  4. Les officiers français dans l'indépendance du Chili 1817-1830. ANRT, 2007. 2007. ISBN 9782729567002.
  5. Tomas de razón de despachos militares, cédulas de premio, retiros, empleos civiles y eclesiásticos, donativos, etc., 1740 a 1821. Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina). 1925.
  6. Historia de la Argentina, Volumen8. Vicente D. Sierra. 1956.
  7. Sobre héroes y tumbas. Ernesto R. Sábato, María Rosa Lojo de Beuter. 2009.
  8. Sobre héroes y tumbas. Ernesto R. Sábato, María Rosa Lojo de Beuter. 2009.
  9. Indice historiográfico argentino. Instituto Bibliográfico "Antonio Zinny.". 1971.
  10. Registro Official de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires Province. 1864.
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