Enrico Cialdini
Enrico Cialdini, Duke of Gaeta (born August 10, 1811 in Castelvetro near Modena , † September 8, 1892 in Livorno ) was an Italian general .
Life
Cialdini fled in 1831 after the failed uprising in the Papal States and then fought with distinction in Spain and Portugal . In 1848 he was recalled to Italy by the provisional government in Milan and then fought under General Ferrari in Veneto .
Cialdini was badly wounded near Vicenza and fell into the hands of the Austrians . Healed and released from captivity, he joined the army of Sardinia-Piedmont , organized a volunteer corps and fought at its head in 1849 near Novara .
In 1855 he took part in the Crimean War as a brigade commander . In the Sardinian War of 1859 he led the 4th division and was promoted to lieutenant general after his victory in the Battle of Palestro (May 31) . His troops did not fight near Solferino , but afterwards supported the operations of the freedom fighter Garibaldi . On September 18, 1860, he and his corps defeated the papal troops in the battle of Castelfidardo . In the spring of 1861 he led the royal army into the Kingdom of Naples and forced the fortresses of Capua and Gaeta to surrender in the fight against the troops of the Bourbons . King Victor Emanuel II then made him Duke of Gaeta and made him governor of Naples .
In the Third Italian War of Independence in 1866 he led the reserve army on the north bank of the Po and in the Bologna area and was appointed the new chief of staff after the defeat of Commander-in-Chief La Marmora in the Battle of Custozza . In 1868 this led to a bitter literary conflict between the two military. Cialdini crossed the Po at the end of June and occupied Veneto in July 1866 , but was prevented from further operations against the Austrians due to the early peace treaty.
From 1876 Cialdini was the successor to Costantino Nigra in Paris , but was dismissed in 1881 because of his overly self-confident demeanor.
Enrico Cialdini died on September 8, 1892 in Livorno.
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| SURNAME | Cialdini, Enrico |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cialdini, Enrico Duke of Gaeta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castelvetro near Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 8, 1892 |
| Place of death | Livorno |