Enrico Cosenz
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Enrico Cosenz (12 January 1820 – 7 August 1898) was an Italian soldier born at Gaeta.
As captain of artillery in the
coup d'etat at Naples, he followed General Guglielmo Pepe in disobeying Ferdinand's order for the withdrawal of the troops, and proceeded to Venice to aid in defending that city. As commandant of the fort of Marghera, Cosenz displayed distinguished valor, and after the fall of the fort assumed the defence of the Piazzale, where he was twice wounded.[1]
Upon the fall of Venice he fled to Corfu and in France. In 1859, in the wake of the Second Independence War, Cosenz went to Piedmont, where he assumed the command of a Hunters of the Alps (Cacciatori delle Alpi) regiment, fighting in the Battle of Varese.[1]
He entered in the Sardinian army, only to exit in order to participate in the
war of 1866 he was given command of a division, which however saw little combat.[1]
After the war he repeatedly declined the portfolio of war. In 1882 he became the first Chief of Staff of the Regio Esercito, and held that position until 1893.[1] He died at Rome in 1898, aged 78.
References
- ^ a b c d One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cosenz, Enrico". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 213.
External links
- Generali ufficiali garibaldini (in Italian)
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