Ottavio Ragni was an Italian general. He had been the governor of

Tripolitania Tripolitania ( ar, طرابلس '; ber, Ṭrables, script=Latn; from Vulgar Latin: , from la, Regio Tripolitana, from grc-gre, Τριπολιτάνια), historically known as the Tripoli region, is a historic region and former province o ...

between (1912–1913). At the

battle of Adwa The Battle of Adwa (; ti, ውግእ ዓድዋ; , also spelled ''Adowa'') was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force on Sunday 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa. The de ...

, during the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, he led the 3rd Infantry Regiment Africa. At the beginning of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

he commanded the 1st corps of the 4th Italian army.The Beginning of Futility Gaetano V. Cavallaro
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Italian colonial governors and administrators 1852 births 1919 deaths Italian military personnel of the First Italo-Ethiopian War Italian military personnel of the Italo-Turkish War Italian military personnel of World War I People from the Romagnano Sesia {{Italy-mil-bio-stub