Giacinto Provana di Collegno (

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, 1793 –

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, 1856) was an Italian patriot of the

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period, a friend of

Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi ( , ;In his native Ligurian language, he is known as ''Gioxeppe Gaibado''. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as ''Jousé'' or ''Josep''. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patr ...

. Trained as a geologist, he became a

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ese politician and in July 1848 he was appointed Minister of War in the

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government. Collegno fought during the

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, reaching the rank of colonel in an engineering unit. Following his exile from Italy he joined his friend count

Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa Santorre Annibale De Rossi di Pomerolo, Count of Santa Rosa (born 18 November 1783, Saviglianodied 8 May 1825, Sphacteria) was an Italian insurgent and leader in Italy's revival (''Risorgimento''). 250px, left, Statue of Santarosa in Saviglian ...

to Greece where they fought in the

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. On 31 March 1825, he was appointed head engineer of the Neokastro garrison which at the time was undergoing a

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by Egyptian troops. :''This article includes text translated fro
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* Politicians from Turin 19th-century Italian geologists Military personnel from Turin 1793 births 1856 deaths Italian people of the Italian unification Italian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars Italian philhellenes Philhellenes in the Greek War of Independence {{Italy-scientist-stub