Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes

Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes
Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes
Minister of War and Navy
	In office; October 12, 1862 – November 1867
President	Bartolomé Mitre
Vice President	Marcos Paz
Preceded by	Pastor Obligado
Succeeded by	Wenceslao Paunero
Deputy of the Buenos Aires Province
	In office; October 12, 1872 – September 26, 1874
Personal details
Born	May 21, 1815; Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, United Provinces
Died	September 18, 1904 (aged 89); Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Party	Unitarian Party
Parent	Juan Andrés Gelly (father)
Military service
Allegiance	State of Buenos Aires; Argentina; Civic Union
Branch	Argentine Army
Years of service	1843 – 1851; 1855 – 1874; 1877 – 1880; 1886 – 1890
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Platine War Great Siege of Montevideo; ; Argentine Civil Wars Battle of Cepeda; Battle of Pavón; Battle of Don Cristóbal; ; Paraguayan War Siege of Humaitá Battle of Tuyú Cué; ; Pikysyry campaign Pikysyry maneuver; ; ; Revolution of 1874; Revolution of 1880; Revolution of the Park;

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Juan Andrés Gelly y Obes (1815-1904) was an Argentine general and politician. He was an advocate for the reform of the Constitution of Argentina in 1860, chief of staff of the Argentine Army during the Paraguayan War as well as a personal friend of Bartolomé Mitre.