COMMANDER // 1817–1861
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
generalDominican Republic1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1817 – 1861
Active service 1849 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 32.
Profile
Francisco del Rosario Sánchez was a Dominican revolutionary, politician, and former president of the Dominican Republic. He is considered by Dominicans as the second prominent leader of the Dominican War of Independence, after Juan Pablo Duarte and before Matías Ramón Mella. Widely acknowledged as one of the Founding Fathers of the Dominican Republic, and the only martyr of the three, he is honored as a national hero. In addition, the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella is named partially in his honor.
Battles (1)
1849
Battle of Las CarrerasWar of Dominican Independence · Dominican Republic