Enrico Cosenz ( Italian. Enrico Cosenz ; January 12, 1820 , Gaeta - September 28, 1898 , Rome ) - Italian general .
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| Monarch | King Victor Emmanuel II | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth | January 12, 1820 Gaeta , Neapolitan Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death | September 28, 1898 (78 years) Rome , Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Luigi Cosenz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Mariantonia Nunziata Rosary, nee. Pirià | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | never married | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | didn't have | ||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Military College in Naples (1832) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Serviceman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Activity | statesman, commander | ||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Years of service | 1840-1848 - Neapolitan army 1859-1860 - garibaldi army 1861-1896 - Italian army | ||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  Neapolitan Kingdom →  Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | ground troops | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | lieutenant general | ||||||||||||||||||
| Commanded | general staff | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battles | Austro-Italian War , Austro-Italian-French War , Austro-Prussian-Italian War | ||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
In 1840 he joined the Neapolitan army, which he left in 1848 , when he took a notable part in the defense of Venice against the Austrians.
From January 21, 1849 - Professor of Artillery at the Polytechnic School of Venice.
In 1859, he joined the Garibaldi corps, distinguished himself at Milazzo , and during the dictatorship of Garibaldi in Naples was Minister of War ( 1860 ).
From March 16, 1859 - commander of the 1st regiment of Alpine shooters.
In 1861 he entered the service in the Italian army.
From April 22, 1861 - Inspector General of the National Guard of the Neapolitan Province.
From March 23 to August 17, 1862 - Prefect of Bari .
From September 27, 1862 - adjutant of His Majesty the King.
From April 22 to May 10, 1866 - Judge of the Supreme Military Tribunal.
From August 3, 1882 to November 3, 1893 - Chief of General Staff.
Repeatedly elected to the Chamber of Deputies , where he joined the right; since 1872 became a senator .
From February 24, 1878 - honorary adjutant of His Majesty the King.
From March 5, 1882 - Honorary Adjutant General of His Majesty the King.
Awards
- Highest Order of the Holy Annunciation ( March 11, 1890 )
- Savoy Military Order :
- Grand Cross ( November 15, 1893 )
- Commander ( June 12, 1861 )
- Officer ( July 12, 1859 )
- Order of the Saints of Mauritius and Lazarus :
- Grand Cross ( May 30, 1978 )
- Great Officer ( August 21, 1862 )
- Commander ( November 17, 1860 )
- Cavalier ( March 25, 1860 )
- Order of the Crown of Italy :
- Grand Cross ( October 8, 1870 )
- Great Officer ( February 17, 1869 )
- Commander ( April 22, 1868 )
- Mauritian Medal ( 1890 )
- Medal in commemoration of the defense of Venice
- Medal commemorating the liberation of Sicily in 1860
- Medal "In memory of the wars of independence"
- Medal "In memory of the unification of Italy"
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Eagle ( Prussia )
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword ( Sweden )
- Grand Cross of the Order of Leo and the Sun ( Persia )
- Order of the Red Eagle ( Germany )
- other awards
Military ranks
- Colonel (brigade of Ferrara - volunteers, October 26, 1859 , and from March 25 to May 27, 1860 - the Italian army).
- Brigadier Colonel (Army of Southern Italy, July 1, 1860)
- Major General (Army of Southern Italy, July 19, 1860)
- Lieutenant-General (Army of Southern Italy, October 29, 1860, and from March 30, 1862 in the Italian Army
- On August 31, 1896 - retired.
Sources
- Cosenz, Enrico // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.