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Giosuè Ritucci

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Giosuè Ritucci
Minister of War, Kingdom of Two Sicilies
In office
Early 1860 – May, 1860
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byGiuseppe Salvatore Pianell
Commander of the Military of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, in Calabria
In office
1850s – Early 1860
Preceded byUnknown
Succeeded byVacant
Position abolished
Personal details
Born1794
Naples
Died1869
Naples

Giosuè Ritucci Lambertini di Santanastasia (1794, Naples–1869, Naples) was a military commander and minister of war in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

He fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He enlisted in the army in 1807, and was promoted to second lieutenant in 1811.

In 1848 he was injured in the leg during the revolt of Palermo.

In 1860 he led the kingdom's army at the Battle of the Volturno and fought at the Siege of Gaeta.

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