Facts: - death place: tirad pass , ilocos sur , philippines - caption: brigadier general gregorio del pilar circa 1899 - birth name: gregorio del pilar y sempio - battles: philippine raid at paombong philippine-american war * battle of quingua * revolution battle of calumpit * battle of tirad pass * battle of kakarong de sili * - death date: 2 december 1899 - allegiance: first * kakarong republic philippine republic 23px republic of biak-na-bato 23px katipunan - commands: commanding gen. aguinaldo 's 22px rearguard - nickname: '' ng pasong tirad '' goyong '' '' boy general '' '' bayani - relations: fernando -lrb- mother -rrb- marcelo h. del pilar -lrb- uncle -rrb- h. toribio h. del pilar -lrb- uncle -rrb- del pilar -lrb- father -rrb- felipa sempio - birth date: 14 november 1875 - serviceyears: 1896-1899 - name: gregorio del pilar y sempio - branch: 23pxphilippine revolutionary army - image: pilar23.jpg - birth place: bulacan , bulacan , philippines - rank: 15px brigadier general Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gregorio del pilar .
gregorio del pilar y sempio -lrb- november 14 , 1875 -- december 2 , 1899 -rrb- was one of the youngest generals in the philippine revolutionary forces during the philippine revolution and the philippine -- american war .he is most known for his successful assault on the spanish barracks of cazadores in the municipality of paombong and his last stand at the battle of tirad pass .because of his youth , he became known as the '' boy general . ''