Francesco Rivarola
Count Rivarola | |
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| Birth name | Francesco Rivarola |
| Born | 1779 |
| Died | 7 October 1853 (aged 73–74) Cephalonia, Ionian Islands |
| Buried | Cephalonia |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1795–1853 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Royal Sicilian Regiment Royal Corsican Rangers Maltese Pioneers Royal Malta Fencible Regiment |
| Commands | Royal Malta Fencible Regiment Inspector of Maltese and foreign troops stationed in Malta Military and Civil Commandant of Zante, Cephalonia and Ithaca |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order (KCH) Knight Commander of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus |
Lieutenant-General Francesco, Count Rivarola, KCMG KCH (1779 – 7 October 1853), also known as Sir Francis Rivarola, was a Corsican who became a senior British Army officer, and served in the Napoleonic Wars throughout the Mediterranean Region. He was involved in the development of Maltese military and police forces; he also convinced the British of the value of using anti-French Mediterranean levies. He was born in 1779 on Corsica and died whilst on duty as Lieutenant Governor of Zante in 1853, on the Island of Cephalonia.