Pietro Colletta

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Parthenopaean Republic Kingdom of Naples  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Service/branch	Artillery
Years of service	1796-1821
Rank	Divisional general
Battles/wars	War of the Second Coalition Napoleonic Wars Siege of Gaeta Invasion of Capri Italian Campaign of 1813-1814 Neapolitan War Battle of the Panaro Battle of Occhiobello Battle of Tolentino Battle of Rieti
Alma mater	Nunziatella Military School
Spouse(s)	Bettina Gaston ​ ​ (m. 1808; died 1813)​

Pietro Colletta (January 23, 1775 – November 11, 1831) was a

In 1812, Colletta was promoted to general, and made director of roads and bridges. He served under Joachim Murat and fought the Austrians at the Battle of the Panaro in 1815. On the restoration of Ferdinand, Colletta was permitted to retain his rank in the army, and was given command of the Salerno division. At the outbreak of the revolution of 1820 the king called him to his councils, and, when the constitution had been granted, Colletta was sent to put down the separatist rising in Sicily, which he did with great severity.^[2]

He fought in the constitutionalist army against the Austrians at

• Pochi fatti su Gioacchino Murat. Naples: presso la Società tipografica. 1820.
• Storia del reame di Napoli dal 1734 sino al 1825, Capolago: Tipografia Elvetica, 1834 (vol. I, vol. II, vol. III, vol. IV). English translation by Susan Horner as History of the Kingdom of Naples, 1734–1825 (with a supplementary chapter 1825–1856), Edinburgh: T. Constable, 1858 (vol. I, vol. II)
• Storia della campagna d'Italia del 1815: opera postuma. Turin: Gianini e Fiore. 1847.
• Cenno storico intorno alla rivoluzione napoletana del 1820. Naples. 1848.

His Storia del reame di Napoli dal 1734 sino al 1825 (first published in 1834), which deals with the reigns of Charles III and Ferdinand IV (1734–1825), is still the standard work for that period, but its value is somewhat diminished by the authors bitterness against his opponents and the fact that he does not provide references for his statements, many of which are based on his recollection of documents seen, but not available at the time of writing. Still, having been an actor in many of the events recorded, he is on the whole accurate and trustworthy.