Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco
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| Born | March 3, 1813 Palermo, Province of Palermo, Sicily |
| Died | January 8, 1881 (aged 67) Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Allegiance |  Two Sicilies |
| Branch |  Army of the Two Sicilies |
| Years of service | 1822–1881 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | Sicilian revolution of 1848
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| Alma mater | Nunziatella Military School |
Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco was a Two Sicilian Brigadier General of the Army of the Two Sicilies. He was one of the few charismatic figures during the Expedition of the Thousand and a primary figure of Two Sicilian resistance against the Sardinian forces.
Education and early career
Ferdinando was born on March 3, 1813, at Palermo as the son of Aloisio Beneventano del Bosco and Marianna Roscio who were nobility of Syracusan origins.[1] At the age of nine, he enrolled in the Nunziatella Military School as a pupil.[2][3] He began studying there at the age of twelve in 1825.[4]
Del Bosco graduated in 1829 and was appointed second lieutenant within the 2nd Guard Grenadiers. He was then promoted to First Lieutenant in 1840 within the 2nd Infantry Regiment.
Sicilian revolution of 1848
He took part in the repression of the
In 1850, del Bosco was among the few to be awarded the first class gold medal by King Ferdinando II which also made him the knight of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit and the Constantine Order of Saint Giorgio.[2][3]
Expedition of the Thousand
In 1858, he was promoted to major and he was in command of the battalion stationed in
Two months later however, there was the surrender and he followed Francesco II to Rome until he was expelled by Pope Pius IX from the Papal States on September 1861 and del Bosco continued to organize the anti-unification movement, strengthened by the reputation of having been one of the few Bourbon officers not to have fled before Garibaldi.[2] After his expulsion from the Papal States, del Bosco would wander through various capitals until reaching Spain and Morocco.[4] From there, his whereabouts remained unknown until his return to Naples at some point as he would die there on January 8, 1881.[3]
Legacy
On December 12, 2014, a street in Milazzo was named after del Bosco after the council headed by Mayor Carmelo Pino approved the resolution for the renaming.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Gli eroi del Sud dimenticati: Ferdinando Beneventano Del Bosco". IlSudOnLine (in Italian). June 10, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "BOSCO, Ferdinando Beneventano del". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ferdinando Beneventano Del Bosco". Associazione culturale Neoborbonica (in Italian). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Pescolanciano, Ettore d’Alessandro di (September 10, 2022). "La leggenda del generale D.Ferdinando Beneventano Del Bosco". Alta Terra di Lavoro (in Italian). Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ Sframeli, Serena (December 11, 2014). "Pino intitola una via cittadina al generale Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco". tempostretto.it (in Italian). Retrieved January 17, 2022.
Further reading
- Mainenti, Fernando. "Un fiero avversario di Garibaldi in Sicilia: Il colonnello Ferdinando Beneventano del Bosco". Eleaml (in Italian). Retrieved January 17, 2022.