COMMANDER // 1869–1899
Paco Román
1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1869 – 1899
Active service 1899 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 30.
Profile
Francisco Román y Velásquez was a Filipino soldier who became a revolutionary during Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War. Roman had the rank of a colonel in the Philippine Revolutionary Army, and served as the close aide of General Antonio Luna. When Luna was assassinated in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Román attempted to save him but he was also shot to death by Emilio Aguinaldo's presidential guards.
Battles (1)
1899
Battle of CaloocanPhilippine–American War · First Philippine Republic