Francesco Pignatelli, Prince of Strongoli

Francesco Pignatelli, 7th Prince of Strongoli (1774–1853) was an Italian nobleman and military commander. He was a nephew of Francesco Pignatelli, marchese di Laino.

This article is about the Italian officer serving in Spain during the Peninsular War. For the Spanish officer serving in Spain during the Peninsular War, see Juan Pignatelli.
Francesco Pignatelli
Prince of Strongoli
Born(1774-02-02)2 February 1774
Naples
Died27 April 1853(1853-04-27) (aged 78)
Naples
OccupationGeneral

Peninsular War
Main article: Peninsular War

In March 1810 Pignatelli was sent to command the Neapolitan Division incorporated in Étienne Macdonald's troops in Catalonia. Pignatelli had previously served under Macdonald in Naples.[1]

In mid-August, his division, together with the other Italian division, under Severoli, and Frère's division, were able to successfully escort a large convoy into Barcelona.[2]

On 15 September 1810 Catalan insurgents captured a whole battalion of Pignatelli's Neapolitans on the Ebro.[2]

References
  1. (in Italian). "Pignatelli, Francesco, principe di Strongoli". Enciclopedia Treccani. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. Oman, Charles (1908). A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. III, pp. 494–495, 503. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 30 April 2023.


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