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


Peninsular War

{{main, Peninsular War In March 1810 Pignatelli was sent to command the Neapolitan Division incorporated in
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's troops in Catalonia. Pignatelli had previously served under Macdonald in Naples.{{in lang, it
"Pignatelli, Francesco, principe di Strongoli".
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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. On 15 September 1810 Catalan insurgents captured a whole battalion of Pignatelli's Neapolitans on the
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''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. III, pp. 494–495, 503.
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References

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