Ferdinando Lanza

Ferdinando Lanza
Lanza (left) signing an armistice with Giuseppe Garibaldi (right) on May 31, 1860
NicknameLanza di Sicilia
Born(1788-04-10)April 10, 1788
Nocera dei Pagani, Principato Citra, Naples
DiedMay 21, 1865(1865-05-21) (aged 77)
Naples, Campania, Italy
Allegiance Two Sicilies
Branch Army of the Two Sicilies
Service years~1848 – 1861
RankLieutenant General
ConflictsExpedition of the Thousand

Ferdinando Lanza was a lieutenant-general who fought against Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand. During the conflict, Lanza was stationed at Palermo but surrendered after the siege on May 30, 1860.

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