Domenico Pino

Domenico " Dominique " Pino ( born September 8, 1760 Milan, † March 29, 1826 in Cernobbio near Como ) was an Italian general in Napoleon's services.

Pino was born into a prestigious Milanese merchant family. After visiting the Collegio Gallio in Como, he began his military career in the army of the Duchy of Parma, where he rose to the cavalry captain ( Captain ). In 1796 he entered as a simple grenadier in the Lombardy Legion of Zisalpinen Republic, but was subsequently appointed after a short time to the battalion commander. In 1797 he was promoted to colonel in 1798 to brigadier general, 1800 for the Division General (then the highest rank in the Legion ). He owed Napoleon in Italy whose army he had done an excellent service to its rapid rise.

After Napoleon had 1803 were dependent on him " Italian Republic " was proclaimed Domenico Pino on August 13, 1804 the Minister of War. One year after the transformation of the republic into the " Kingdom of Italy " ( 1805), Napoleon appointed him to head his Italian Guard, which he commanded only formally until the end of Napoleonic rule. Instead, he distinguished himself repeatedly as leaders of other associations: In 1807 he commanded the Italian division in Pomerania, 1808-1810 2nd Division in the Italian campaigns of Spain ( with her he participated in the Battle of Valls in part ), 1812, the 15th Division during the Russian campaign. During the tragic retreat of Napoleon's Grande Armée Pino could with his 15th Division and the Italian Guard again retaliate superior Russian forces at the Battle of Maloyaroslavets on 24 October 1812. Napoleon awarded him for his links with a number of high order.

The "Italian Army " of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy ( Northern and Central Italy) in 1812 had a total of 75,000 soldiers ( 6 divisions ), of which 27,000 took part in the Russian campaign. There were also 12,000 from Murat's Kingdom of Naples and several thousand more Italians who fought under the French flag because their home areas of France were annexed. The IV Corps of the Grande Armée (13th, 14th, 15th Division ) consisted almost entirely of Italians. The corps fought on July 26, 1812 at Ostrowno, August 17 at Smolensk (including infantry regiments 85, 108, 111, 127), at Borodino ( rgt Inf 9, 84, 111;. Guards ), at Woronowo in Maloyaroslavets in Viasma in Vitebsk and Krasnoi ( 111th Infantry Regiment was inducted into the Guard ). Of the 27,000 soldiers of the Kingdom of Italy, who had participated in Napoleon's march on Moscow, returned a little more than 1,000 back.

1814 to Domenico Pino tried to seize power in the " Kingdom of Italy " per se by a conspiracy. These allegations have always proved to be unfounded, it could never appropriate evidence is presented.

As the Austrians in 1815 again took control in Milan, offered the emperor Domenico Pino to the rank of Feldmarschalleutnants. Pino preferring to retreat lake to retire to Cernobbio on Lake Como. There he died on March 29 in 1826.

  • Military person ( Napoleonic Italy)
  • Italian
  • Born in 1760
  • Died in 1826
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